Historic role

JEMMA Metcalfe-Gibson has been appointed as the new historic church buildings support officer for Cumbria, a new post jointly funded by English Heritage, the Churches Trust for Cumbria and the Carlisle diocese.

Last updated 3 June 2009
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Can-do Calvin

Last updated 3 June 2009
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Alison scoops silver

CHELSEA Flower Show exhibitor Alison Lowe scooped a silver award, her third, in the floral design section of last week’s Royal Horticultural Society event.

Last updated 27 May 2009
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Praise rings out for James, 14

WHITEHAVEN 14-year-old James Last has won the award for Cumbria’s best young bellringer.

Last updated 20 May 2009
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Alison is going for gold

GARDENER Alison Lowe’s floral-design talents will be going for gold at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show next week.

Last updated 13 May 2009
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Laura’s a special Special!

WHITEHAVEN’S Special Constable Laura Stewart has been named as one of Cumbria’s six Special Constables of the Year.

Last updated 29 April 2009
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Poignant last reunion

THIS year marks the 70th anniversary of the wartime evacuation from London to St Bees of Mill Hill School.

Last updated 22 April 2009
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Labour councillor ‘crosses the floor’

A COPELAND councillor has resigned from the Labour group and ‘crossed the floor’ to serve as an Independent.

Last updated 15 April 2009
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Henry to be new mayor

THE next Mayor of Copeland for 2009/10 will be Henry Wormstrup, 61, who will take over the reins from Keith Hitchen at the council’s annual meeting next month.

Last updated 8 April 2009
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A life of tragedy

A woman in West Cumbria tells her story of abuse, pain - and love (3 comments)

Last updated 2 April 2009
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Kerry bumps into Lewis Hamilton outside Palace!

THE Queen remembers her visit to Whitehaven last summer. She told Kerry Maxwell so when Kerry was at Buckingham Palace last week to receive her OBE.

Last updated 18 March 2009
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The Diary

Pottery expert Florence has well-earned feather in cap

Last updated 11 March 2009
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The working life of a foundryman

Last updated 11 February 2009
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An off-beat look at the week

An anniversary picture has helped to recall the golden days of true romance

Last updated 5 February 2009
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Ravenglass farmer joins sheep lobby to Brussels

The NFU reiterated its total opposition to the proposed introduction of compulsory electronic identification (EID) and individual recording of sheep at a conference with European industry bodies in Brussels yesterday.

Last updated 28 January 2009
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Former evacuees try to trace Kells family

A WOMAN from Lancashire is keen to make contact with a family that gave a home to her mother and two brothers when they were wartime evacuees from London in the 1940s.

Last updated 28 January 2009
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Riders raise £2,100 for charities

Last updated 28 January 2009
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It’s all health cheques for the hospital

Last updated 21 January 2009
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Photograph from the archive rekindles wartime memories

READER Joseph Ritson was chuffed to spot his “Aunt Maggie’’ in a 40-year-old picture we featured of Whitehaven News’ staff

Last updated 21 January 2009
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