Cumbria County Council leader resigns
Cumbria County Council leader Eddie Martin has announced that he will not stand for re-election in May.
The 72-year-old has spent almost three years as leader of the council and nearly five years in total as a councillor.
Councillor Martin had said that the time has come to spend more time with his family.
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