It’s good to talk, reveal the two top teams

Published 14 May 2008

TODAY we reveal the two teams short-listed for the prestigious Public and Patient Involvement Award, sponsored by Cumbria Primary Care Trust.

Group cash

Published 14 May 2008

EPILEPSY Action’s West Cumbrian group has had a welcome boost from the West Cumbria Freemasons, who are donating £600 to the group. Epilepsy Action meet every third Wednesday evening at the Chase Hotel, Whitehaven, and welcome anyone seeking information or support.

First batches of Bluetongue vaccine ready for use

Published 7 May 2008

ENVIRONMENT Secretary Hilary Benn last Thursday announced that the first batch of Bluetongue vaccine, ordered from Intervet last year, is being released to wholesalers and is ready for distribution to the Protection Zones in England.

Alice’s rare condition

Published 30 April 2008

WHILE her friends play outside in the sun, three-year-old Alice Tyson is forced to watch from the shadows due to a rare condition that could leave her with skin cancer.

Burnham ambition

Published 23 April 2008

Trapped Sellafield worker badly hurt

Published 23 April 2008

AN investigation is being carried out at Sellafield into how an employee was badly injured while working in the Thorp receipt and storage facility.

£5m brain injury centre is set to be built in county

Published 16 April 2008

UP TO 160 jobs will be created when a new £5 million specialist brain injury centre is set up in Carlisle next year.

Hundreds gather for one very special birthday party

Published 16 April 2008

IT was standing room only as over 100 people came to Hospice at Home West Cumbria’s 21st birthday celebration.

Hospice celebrates

Published 13 April 2008

OVER 100 well-wishers turned out to help Hospice at Home West Cumbria celebrate its 21st birthday yesterday.

Brain surgery cures gambling addict

Published 9 April 2008

A WORKINGTON man who ‘blew’ between £7,000 to £10,000 in a year on gaming machines has finally regained control of his life – but only after radical brain surgery which cost the NHS £30,000.

Help quack safety myths

Published 2 April 2008

IN an bid to publicise a new Sensible Risk campaign Copeland’s chief executive is seen clutching a giant plastic duck.

Village rallies round to help cancer unit

Published 2 April 2008

BIGRIGG is pulling out all the stops to help the Henderson Suite, the cancer unit of West Cumberland Hospital.

Expert GP to discuss arthritis

Published 26 March 2008

A WEST Cumbrian GP will be sharing his expertise on tackling rheumatoid arthritis at an open meeting at Whitehaven Civic Hall on April 8 (2pm-4pm).

STD test result sent by text to teenagers

Published 26 March 2008

PUPILS are being tested for sexually transmitted diseases in school – and being sent the results via a text message.

Sellafield leakage probed

Published 26 March 2008

AN INVESTIGATION is under way into a leak of liquid effluent, at Sellafield.

Health bosses need help to save £14.2m

Published 26 March 2008

HOSPITAL bosses face an uphill struggle if they are to meet a tough new £14.2 million savings target during the next financial year.

Hospital morale is growing, new survey shows

Published 26 March 2008

MORALE among north Cumbria’s hospital staff is improving, according to a new survey of employees.

Library service is one of best in North West

Published 26 March 2008

Man, 87, dies after operation

Published 19 March 2008

A RETIRED process worker died after an operation to ease his cancer symptoms went wrong.