‘Bedroom tax: bad social policy and makes no economic sense’

SIR – Hundreds of people on a low income in Cumbria face the prospect of a ‘bedroom tax’ in April at the same time that people earning over £1m a year are due to get a tax cut of almost £100,000 per annum.

Last updated 14 March 2013
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Are standards going down the pan?

SIR – I thought perhaps you might like to view these pictures of the ladies’ toilets back stage at the Civic Hall last week.

Last updated 14 March 2013
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Fond memories of old pub

SIR – I found Margaret Crosby’s article on the old Rest & Be Thankful pub (The Whitehaven News, February 21) very interesting.

Last updated 7 March 2013
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Put your silly spray canisters away and deal with unsightly waste tip

Last updated 7 March 2013
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Government ‘still trying to sell the NHS to the highest bidder’

Last updated 28 February 2013
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Sellafield: the ‘good fairy’ whose magic dust ran out years ago...

SIR – The controversy of Cumbria County Council’s democratic decision against moving on to the next stage of the MRWS process has thrown up an illuminating insight into exactly how beneficial Sellafield has been to West Cumbria over the last half century.

Last updated 22 February 2013
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Gay rights – but there’s plenty wrong with this Marriage Bill

SIR – During the recent American elections, and given the contentious Obama healthcare mandate whereby all employers will be required to provide insurance which will be used to pay for abortions etc, the Catholic Bishops urged people to vote with their consciences.

Last updated 14 February 2013
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You say: N-waste questions continue

SIR – The reprocessed nuclear waste currently held at Sellafield occupies a small portion of the site. It would seem reasonable for the NDA to find a more stable method of storing that existing waste within the Sellafield site.

Last updated 31 January 2013
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Thanks to the volunteers who battle on

SIR – WRVS volunteers have been battling through the snow and ice to continue to deliver services to older people and check that they are safe, warm and well.

Last updated 31 January 2013
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Praise for Wilko’s continued commitment to town

SIR – We have all read about the difficulties that national stores are facing and sadly some have gone from our main streets never to return.

Last updated 24 January 2013
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One week to go: your messages to the decision-makers on GDF

Last updated 24 January 2013
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Praise for council’s response

SIR – Being one of the households evacuated due to the old iron ore mine shaft collapse in Egremont on November 14, 2012, I would like to say how good it was for my wife and I to spend Christmas back in our home.

Last updated 17 January 2013
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System doesn’t work – so why not abolish parking fees and meters?

Last updated 17 January 2013
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Sadly welfare reform will mean other tragic stories like Peter’s

SIR – Sadly I fear that Peter Hodgson will not be the last person to take their life in the coming months of this year (“Fears over benefits led to tragedy”, The Whitehaven News, December 27).

Last updated 10 January 2013
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New Year dip was just splashing

SIR – Our annual Golden Sands Polar Bear Club charity dip in the sea was once a again a great success. We would like to thank the 100 people who went into the sea and the 400-plus crowd who cheered us on.

Last updated 10 January 2013
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Time for some straight talking on the future of our hospital

Last updated 3 January 2013
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Memories are made of this

Last updated 3 January 2013
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Christmas wrapped up in a box

SIR – We are delighted to tell your readers that 3,626 lovely gift-filled shoeboxes were sent to children in Alexandria, Romania, in early December. What a fantastic result, showing how generous and kind-hearted West Cumbrians can be, even in uncertain times when people are having to be so careful with their money.

Last updated 28 December 2012
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Family’s plea to keep Victoria Cross medal on public display

SIR – Re your article in the November 29 edition regarding Abraham Acton’s Victoria Cross medal, my family and I feel very strongly that Uncle Abraham’s medal should be kept on public display for all the people to see.

Last updated 28 December 2012
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