TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular teacher who has died. Kathryn Turnbull passed away surrounded by her family on May 22 aged 44. Mrs Turnbull, nee Rooney, taught at St Patrick’s Primary School in Cleator Moor for more than 20 years after joining
HOSPITAL campaigners have sent a strong message to the man leading the review into the future of maternity services in Whitehaven. Dr Bill Kirkup is chairing the Independent Review Group (IRG) which will make recommendations about whether consultant-led
FIFTY stray dogs have been taken in from Copeland’s streets over a 12-month period. The borough council’s enforcement officers have collected a range of breeds including spaniels, lurchers, huskies, terriers and Labradors. Once a dog is detained
A WEST Cumbrian travel agency has been named one of the best in the nation in an industry list. Cumbria Travel at Dunmail Park in Workington, came second in the North West’s Top Agency category in the Travel Trade Gazette’s Top 50 Travel Agencies
A granny bingo party will put the fun in fundraising at Seaton Village Hall on Saturday June 22, from 6pm. It is being held in aid of Bank Mill Animal Sanctuary (Ani-Mel Haven) in Mawbray, who has been adversely affected financially due to the coastal
SOCIAL media platform Facebook has gone down across the UK. According to the website Down Detector, hundreds of reports have been made about the outage, with many unable to access its website and app. Facebook are yet to comment on the issue.
A Gosforth family will climb England’s highest mountain to raise money and awareness of a condition close to their hearts – type 1 diabetes by taking part in the Climb 1 For Type 1 challenge. Debbie and Shane Rowe, with children Harry and Oliver
THE MET Office has issued a 33-hour weather warning for thunderstorms, which could bring flooding and travel disruption. The forecaster says the warning, which will be in place between 3pm on Sunday and midnight on Monday, will affect most of England
IT’S that time of the year again – the time when you can help reward a person or organisation for the unsung work they do in the community. We are launching the West Cumbria Community Heroes Awards 2019. The awards have become a firmly
THE A595 is has reopened in Whitehaven after a crash involving two vehicles. It was shut in both directions on the Loop Road South from Hillcrest Avenue to the A5094 at Inkerman Terrace just after 5am. Highways England reported delays of at least
Two laboratories have been officially opened following £400,000 of investment. Cavendish Nuclear’s Greeson Court Laboratory, on the Westlakes Science and Engineering Park, near Whitehaven, has been providing a service to the Sellafield site for
It’s a family affair for the runners-up of the Campaign for Real Ale’s West Cumbrian Pub of the Year Award, with three generations joining in on the prize. The Brook House Inn has been named CAMRA’s runner-up for the award, thanks to their impressive
Five neighbouring dental practices in Cumbria are celebrating 10 years of supporting their local communities and are putting on some special activities for their patients to mark the occasion. The Bupa Dental Practices in Workington, Maryport, Whitehaven
A WHITEHAVEN man is due to appear in court on six charges following an incident at the weekend. Karlum Iliffe, 28, of Westmorland Road, Hensingham, has been charged with failing to stop when required to do so, assaulting three police officers, obstructing
