Last updated at 10:05, Friday, 22 June 2012

Smoke hazard

SMOKE from a rubbish fire was so thick that it posed a hazard to traffic in Whitehaven.

Firefighters were called out at 11.15pm on Saturday in response to reports of acrid black smoke coming from the rear garden of a property in Foxhouses Road, Mirehouse.

They say the householder was burning plastics, which were giving off toxic smoke that was drifting across Inkerman Terrace on the A5094.

Crew manager Ian Thorneycroft, of Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service, said: “We had to enter to put the fire out.

“We would ask people only to burn clean, organic rubbish, to be aware of wind conditions and inform us beforehand so we know that it is a controlled burn.”

Archaeology talk

AN archaeologist from the National Trust will deliver a talk at this week’s meeting of Wasdale Local History Group.

Jamie Lund presents Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Wasdale at the Old School, Nether Wasdale, tomorrow (Friday) at 2.30pm

All are welcome and the meeting will be followed by afternoon tea.

Bird show

WHITEHAVEN Cage Bird Society nest feather and adult bird show will be held on Sunday, July 1, at the Marchon Club.

The event is free to the public between 1.15-2.15pm and includes canaries, budgerigars, British and foreign birds, light refreshments, raffle and tombola.

Lost walkers

WASDALE Mountain Rescue Team came to the aid of four Three Peaks Challenge walkers who got lost while descending Scafell Pike.

The group were found on Saturday morning near Piers Gill ravine, on the northern slopes of the fell, and escorted to safety. It was the team’s fourth call-out in a week.

First published at 11:11, Thursday, 21 June 2012
Published by http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk