School Days in 1991

Take a trip back in time and browse through our slideshow of school day memories from 1991.Order prints from our photosales website www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/pictures

Last updated 16 January 2013
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Two fell roads closed due to weather

EMERGENCY road closures have been placed on Cold Fell and Corney Fell roads.

Last updated 15 January 2013
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Secondary Schools Cross Country races

Pupils from Copeland secondary schools took part in cross country races at St Bees School. View our slideshow and order prints from our photosales website www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/pictures

Last updated 15 January 2013
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Egremont man charged with attempted murder

AN Egremont man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder.

Last updated 14 January 2013
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The big gig aimed at saving Civic Hall

A MAJOR concert has been announced that organisers hope will help save Whitehaven Civic Hall from closure. (16 comments)

Last updated 11 January 2013
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Crash closes main road into Whitehaven

THE main road into Whitehaven was closed for over an hour following a car crash.

Last updated 11 January 2013
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‘Unreliable internet connection is hampering town businesses’

A LACK of a reliable internet connection is severely hampering the local high street, a Whitehaven businessman has claimed. (4 comments)

Last updated 11 January 2013
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Firm’s local business promise for Albion Square

LOCAL firms have heard first hand that Whitehaven’s £18 million Albion Square development will yield more business for them – and jobs. (2 comments)

Last updated 11 January 2013
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£½m to promote Lakes after N-vote

HALF a million pounds will be spent on protecting the Lake District’s image if councils agree to look for a nuclear waste burial site in West Cumbria. (11 comments)

Last updated 11 January 2013
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Millom man who caused dogs to suffer given pet ban

A MAN has been banned from owning animals after admitting causing suffering to two dogs he allowed to become painfully thin. (8 comments)

Last updated 10 January 2013
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In your Whitehaven News this week...

In this week’s Whitehaven News... the bingo winner who scooped £28,500, the Ofsted reports for Thornhill Nursery and Lamplugh Church of England School – and why this year’s Whitehaven Festival harks back to its maritime beginnings. On sale now!

Last updated 10 January 2013
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Manhunt! 1784: £20 reward offered to find a Waberthwaite murderer

Last updated 10 January 2013
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Public health chief speaks out about Hillsborough concerns

A PUBLIC health chief who witnessed the horrific Hillsborough tragedy in 1989 believes the police might have considered prosecuting him for leaving his teenage sons to help victims.

Last updated 10 January 2013
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Sun puts Crab Fair on map!

EGREMONT’S Crab Fair, and in particular its world gurning championship, is one of the ‘ultimate’ national attractions in 2013.

Last updated 10 January 2013
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Mine shaft hero: I do not feel totally safe in home

A HERO who saved a man from a crumbling mine shaft says he no longer feels 100 per cent safe in his home as work began to repair the hole.

Last updated 10 January 2013
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Police make arrests after tip-off

FIVE people were arrested in Cleator Moor on Monday on suspicion of conspiring to commit a burglary – after a tip-off to the police from a concerned member of the public.

Last updated 10 January 2013
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Residents say: More money, fewer benefits

COPELAND residents polled by The Whitehaven News were un-animous in their dissatisfaction at the proposed council tax rise.

Last updated 10 January 2013
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Council tax to rise - but cuts go on

COPELAND Council plans to increase residents’ council tax and award its employees a pay rise – while at the same time cutting a host of services. (18 comments)

Last updated 10 January 2013
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Harbourside flats to go ahead

WHITEHAVEN’S £10million harbourside complex WILL go ahead but has been further delayed as plans are being redesigned. (13 comments)

Last updated 10 January 2013
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