A miss Cumbria hopeful from Egremont is raising funds for a children's charity. As well as various other projects, Brooke Drummond is hosting a charity costume ball in aid of Variety. Brooke said: "It is part of the competition but I do enjoy
A sewer burst on Whitehaven harbour today. Visitors and residents are now being warned to expect some disruption. Workers from United Utilities have been on the scene at West Strand today, assessing the situation, isolating the sewer pipe and
A Whitehaven church is celebrating after its organ was granted special status. The organ in the Whitehaven United Reformed Church, in James Street, has been listed by the British Institute of Organ Studies in the Grade II category for being a “particularly
Thomas Graham has achieved accreditation in international standards for its environment and health and safety management. The steel stockholding and industrial supplies firm, which has branches across the county including in Carlisle and Egremont
The names of two new care homes have been revealed. Copeland's new home on the former Sekers site will be called The Gables, while Carlisle's new home will be known as Burnrigg Court. Councillor Patricia Bell, the cabinet member for health and
A MAN jailed for breaching a suspended sentence was told: “You have nobody and nothing to blame but yourself.” Alexander Humphreys, 33, was locked up yesterday almost a year after receiving his initial punishment at Carlisle Crown Court. Humphreys
A major shake-up of cemetery rules across Copeland will see most cars banned from graveyards and new restrictions on graveside ornaments. The changes agreed this week come into force from April 1 are part of the first overhaul of crematorium and
A FELL said to be "almost sacred" to the people of Cleator Moor could be ranked alongside the likes of Scafell Pike and Helvellyn, under a proposal for it to become part of the Lake District. Cleator Moor Town Council is calling for Dent Fell to
A tourism summit to showcase the best Copeland has to offer will be held tomorrow. Hosted by Copeland mayor Mike Starkie and organised by the borough council, it will feature a range of speakers from different sectors of the industry who will make
