News round-up
Cardboard box funerals introduced
Published 8 August 2008
Burials in Whitehaven will be able to take place using a cardboard box instead of a traditional coffin from next month.
Judith's Cumbrian date ahead of US tour
Published 8 August 2008
A west Cumbrian woman will start her bid for stardom with an intimate ‘American style’ gig in Whitehaven tonight.
Paint attack at takeaway
Published 8 August 2008
Vandals threw red paint over the doors and windows of a Workington takeaway, causing £150 of damage.
'Crime hotspot' pub could be forced to close
Published 8 August 2008
The future of a Workington pub will be decided next week.
Appeal to family and friends of sex attacker
Published 8 August 2008
Police hunting for a man who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl in Workington are appealing to his friends and family to give him up.
Team boosts feelgood factor on the estates
Published 8 August 2008
THE quality of life is improving and crime rates have dropped drastically on south Whitehaven estates, says the management group tasked with running it.
Rescue on Helvellyn
Published 8 August 2008
MOUNTAIN rescuers spent nearly five hours rescuing a 44-year-old man from a notorious ridge in the Lake District.
This is just the job
Published 8 August 2008
SCHEMES in west Cumbria which help young people get into work were praised by a Government minister yesterday.
Group wants a radar gun to target speeders
Published 8 August 2008
THE chairman of Aspatria’s safety group wants residents to be given radar guns.
Youth Station celebrates its 10th birthday
Published 8 August 2008
WIGTON’S young people gave their “youthie” a thumbs up last week at its 10th birthday party.
Homes left in limbo as firm goes bust
Published 8 August 2008
THE FATE of one of Silloth’s newest developments hangs in the balance after the building firm went bust, leaving the project unfinished.
Disquiet over plans to share council boss
Published 8 August 2008
DISQUIET is growing about plans for Carlisle City Council chief executive Maggie Mooney to work at Allerdale Council part time.
Sats results improve for Cumbria’s 11-year-olds
Published 8 August 2008
CUMBRIAN primary school pupils – particularly boys – continue to improve in Sats for 11-year-olds, according to figures published this week.
Praise for 21 years of ‘green’ farming
Published 8 August 2008
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Hilary Benn has praised farmers in Cumbria for years of managing the countryside and enhancing the beauty of the English landscape.
Derek commands his cross-Border collies
Published 8 August 2008
New English National sheepdog trials champion Derek Scrimgeour, from Lonscale Farm near Keswick, has achieved a lifetime’s ambition by being appointed captain of the English squad for a forthcoming home nations international.Derek and wife Helen came to the Lake District from Perthshire, where he had been a farm manager, 20 years ago.
Council officers back care home plans
Published 8 August 2008
PLANS to build a 60-bed residential care home in Cockermouth will go before Allerdale councillors on Tuesday.
Wilfred and Beatrice’s 70 happy years together
Published 8 August 2008
A SEATON couple are celebrating 70 years of marriage this week.
Carnival is back after eight years
Published 8 August 2008
TOMORROW’S Moss Bay Carnival, revived in Workington after an absence of eight years, promises to be one of the best yet, organisers said yesterday.
Sheep centre hotel plans
Published 8 August 2008
PLANS to convert Cockermouth’s Sheep and Wool Centre into 15 extra en-suite bedrooms for its existing hotel will be considered by Allerdale Council’s development panel on Tuesday.
Churches to join forces
Published 8 August 2008
TWO of Workington’s oldest non-conformist churches will merge in October.
Have your say
- Cardboard box funerals introduced
- City homes hit by flood insurance shock
- Emmerdale star Roxanne fronts domestic violence campaign
- Great crested newts delay Carlisle bypass start
- Carlisle's debt-ridden Liberal Club facing closure
- Status Quo rock Whitehaven
- Support for Denton Holme super surgery
- Boom time at Carlisle Cavrays factory
- Leave us smokers alone, trim your expenses and fix the holes in the road
- Hostel plan for women and children supported
