Local History
Churn back the years
Published 7 May 2008
MILK deliveries in Egremont as they used to be. This nostalgic scene, captured on March 3, 1948, is of farmer and milkman John Jenkinson of Winscales Farm, near Egremont out and about on his morning round, with his milk cart being pulled by his faithful old horse Bobby.
Mother jailed for deserting her child in the workhouse
Published 7 May 2008
Gunpowder plot: thieves blow up safe and find small change
Published 30 April 2008
More memories and details emerge on town’s 104 men
Published 17 April 2008
THE author of a book about the lives of many of the victims of Whitehaven’s William Pit disaster has uncovered more details.
Chess player played eight games at once. Blindfolded.
Published 9 April 2008
Historian updates Newhouses book
Published 2 April 2008
COLIN McCourt broke new ground with his book on Newhouses, the story of three rows of 266 whitewashed dwellings built for Whitehaven’s 18th century mine workers.
Vision looks to changing face of Whitehaven
Published 18 March 2008
CUMBRIA Vision would “do its utmost to support any plans to bring an up market hotel development to Whitehaven’s harbourside”.
Paying tribute to the Sellafield pioneers
Published 18 March 2008
Dead cat in the street and the donkey that had to be buried twice
Published 18 March 2008
From the Files
Rooted in the past but looking to the future
Published 13 February 2008
Beef, boats, brass bands and the annual Beehive Toy Fair
Published 13 February 2008
1908: Parents liable if children caught smoking in public
Published 6 February 2008
SERVICES
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- Sellafield talks as workers reject 2%
- Caned until I bled for love of rugby league
- Flasher banned
- A new goal for Scott and Amy...
- Haven Gambles on scrum-half’s debut
- Biker killed on rocks wasn’t wearing helmet
- Death crash couple's drugs cocktail
- WIN GARDEN FURNITURE WORTH £499 WITH BIRKETTS!
- Caring pupils earn MP's vote
