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Five Cumbria stories you might have missed this week
A building in danger of collapsing further into a river and a lost tortoise being reunited with her owner - here are some stories from Cumbria you might have missed. Collapsed building's owner reiterates flats plan The owner of a Grade II listed building in danger of further collapsing into a river says he still wants to transform it into of the Old Courthouse in the centre of Cockermouth, Cumbria, fell into the River Cocker in October 2023 and the property has yet to be Samiul Ahmed claims he cannot move forward with his refurbishment plans because of legal notices served by the local authority. Read more about the building in danger of further collapse here 'Dismay' as mountain rescue donations stolen A mountain rescue team was "dismayed" to find donations had been stolen from its collection box at a beauty Mountain Rescue Team said it made the discovery at Mardale Head, in the Lake District, on Sunday, after spending 12 hours on call-outs the previous day.A spokesman for the team said the box, which was set in a stone wall, had also been vandalised. Read more about the stolen donations here Tortoise with burn mark found after seven years A tortoise with a distinctive burned shell has been reunited with her owner after being missing for seven Christopher, 38, who owns Little Beasties pet shop in Ulverston, Cumbria, traced the owner thanks to a social media female tortoise, affectionally named "lucky tortoise" by Ms Christopher, was handed back to her owners after they recognised her shell which was injured by a wood-burning stove. Read more about the tortoise reunited with her owner here Farm project to plant hay meadows announced A £65,000 project to plant hay meadows on farmland this summer has been Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) and Cumbria Wildlife Trust are working on the plan to support "rare and threatened" plants that provide "vital nectar sources" for pollinators like bumblebees, hoverflies, and across the Lake District have already been identified and farmers will work with the organisations in the next three months to sow and plant seeds from other sites, the LDNPA said. Read more about the project to plant hay meadows on farmland here 'People can hug the Sycamore Gap tree again' A piece of the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree which was illegally felled nearly two years ago is to go on permanent act sparked global condemnation and outrage in September 2023, with two men found guilty of chopping the tree down earlier this people will be able to see and touch part of its trunk at a Northumberland visitor centre near where the tree stood. Read more about the Sycamore Gap trunk sculpture here Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
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07-07-2025
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Ulverston tortoise lost for seven years recognised from burn mark
A tortoise with a distinctive burned shell has been reunited with her owner after being missing for seven Christopher, 38, who owns Little Beasties pet shop in Ulverston, Cumbria, traced the owner thanks to a social media female tortoise, affectionally named "lucky tortoise" by Ms Christopher, was handed back to her owners after they recognised her shell which was injured by a wood-burning owner, a woman in her 80s, said she was "thrilled" to have her pet back which was a Mother's Day present from her late son. Ms Christopher told BBC Radio Cumbria that the owner did not believe she would see the tortoise again. "She said it was the last thing she ever received from him [her son] so it is of huge sentimental value to her, as you can imagine, to have her tortoise back."The lady and her daughter are really pleased, just really thrilled to be reunited with their tortoise." The Hermann's tortoise went missing while her owner was visiting a friend."She had popped her in her friend's garden so they could have a catch-up but when she went to leave, the tortoise had vanished," Ms Christopher said. "She was absolutely heartbroken at the time and had no idea where she'd gone."Seven years on and the terrapin was found by 12-year-old Logan, nine miles away from where she vanished."He was over the moon to find it as he loves animals but he brought her in to me after a few days and was pleased when we found the owner," Ms Christopher said. After putting pictures on Facebook, Ms Christopher said the owner contacted the pet shop. "She really didn't think it was going to be hers because she lost it so long ago but because of the distinctive markings I said it had on its shell, she said it sounded like theirs. "Her tortoise had once got wedged under a wood-burning stove, and it had left a flat spot and a burn mark on the top of her shell. "That stopped me in my tracks, it matched exactly."Ms Christopher said she did not know where the tortoise had added: "What matters is that she's finally home." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
