It's a shame, although I live far away, I do love visiting Whitehaven. With each visit I notice more and more shops are closing, along with disgraceful town pubs. Whitehaven is a gorgeous harbourtown that has so much potential. It needs: cruise ships, bistros, cafes, exclusive shops, boutique hotels and a true shopping district. (to think you have to go to Workington to shop, that's crazy) All these things will put Whitehaven on the map. With the beauty of the sea and the gorgeous Lakes right next door, I am not sure why Whitehaven council is still living in the dark ages. Visit other harbour towns in the States or Canada - my goodness you will soon realize what you are missing. Get your act together, or Whitehaven will soon be a ghost town.

I moved to Whitehaven 2 years ago and enjoy living in the town centre, though it's a shame there are so few good food shops (and most of the pubs are dives). Why, whenever a shop closes, is it the Council's fault? What about the rents property owners (some of whom are local, I believe) charge? Have the moaning brigade really not noticed there's a recession going on? Get real! And spend more money in local shops!

Would the last person to leave town (probably the Leader of the Council) turn off the lights!
The only good thing to come out of this town since the harbour development is the Distington by-pass, so that we can travel to Workington, Carlisle etc a little quicker. You can bet if the town was booming the council would want the plaudits so as its dying they must take the blame, from the top down.

That dry cleaner's was fine but with 5pm closing during the week and only the morning on Saturday, it was hardly friendly to Sellafield workers, the single biggest group of people with money to spend on dry cleaning. I'm not saying this alone would have saved it, and I know the people working there have lives too, but it might have been a start.

Another 3 nails in Whitehaven's coffin :(

Here we go again more shops closing maybe the heart foundation 3 could regenerate that part of town with more secondhand goods!!!.
i moved back to this area 7 years ago thinking it has a chance....the whitehaven news was talking about impressive projects to help with whitehaven's regeneration. what's happenened since? Nothing!! just three large agencies talking getting paid from the taxpayers' coffers and nothing has been achieved. Even the Albion Square project has been put back till next year. Will it happen we will see!!! what about all the other projects, the stadium, Pow Beck, harbourside redevelopment and transport hub? Not going to happen does any one know. Does mr phil Greatorex know? what we do know is that millions of tax payers money has been wasted on projects that have been badly managed with no or little chance of getting off the ground. why has no one lost their jobs over this? Are the people of copeland so lethargic and cant recognise that these people do not know what their doing. The harbour commisioners who regard themselves as a private business. may i remind them that my tax payers money went into their regeneration of the harbour therefore i am a stakeholder. i am not impressed with the upkeep of my investment either, which again seems to be the norm in copeland. the stadium 10 years in the making and scuppered due to lack of co operation and super egos between all parties, information not gathered and acted on. HEADS must role over this at copeland. THE LEADER AND EXECTIVE SHOULD RESIGN!!! They can always get a reference from Mr Story. I do think that copeland borough councils lack of swift action has conributed to the closing down of whitehaven. A government enguiry should look in to this ineffective, insular, small-minded council. also have a look at expenses which seem to be high for very little result. i recommend you go and see allerdale and see how they manage to do things for the greater good in an effecient effective way. welldone to them getting the world cup!!

These shops are closing yet they are planning to build more flats and shop space on the old bus station site that they are knocking down. What is the point of that? Also when there are flats still empty in Pears House and shop space.