Established in 1860, the Herald is an independent weekly broadsheet newspaper covering a large area of Cumbria, including the towns of Penrith, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Kirkby Stephen, Keswick and Alston mainly corresponding to Eden district and part of Allerdale borough.
The newspaper is published weekly on a Saturday, though some shops in Penrith sell it on a Friday evening, with a circulation of approximately 15,910 copies.
In April 2013, the paper won "Weekly Newspaper Of the Year", at the National Newspaper Awards, and was congratulated by local MP Tim Farron and David Simpson MP at the House of Commons.
It's understood changes to the format and a price increase have seen the papers print circulation fall substantially from before the LTD company was put in the hands of the receivers and assets sold.
The Cumberland And Westmorland Herald Ltd company is now in the final stages of the insolvency process with only a small amount of the liabilities settled as of march 2022.