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  • Brannon’s grit and determination shines out

    Frizington girl Zoe Brannon secured a top-three finish in the British Open Fell Runners Association Under-12s’ Girls Championship with a second-place run at Wasdale Head. The 10-year-old racer represented Keswick Athletics Club and was in joint-second

  • Reporter up for national award

    A Whitehaven News and Times & Star journalist has been shortlisted for a national award. Lucy Jenkinson is one of three trainee reporters and apprentices from around the country to make the shortlist for Top Scoop in this year’s NCTJ Awards for

  • Work ongoing tonight to repair Whitehaven water leak

    Work could be ongoing throughout the evening to repair a burst water main in Whitehaven. A number of homes in the town were without water or very low pressure due to the leak on Low Monkwray. United Utilities engineers were on site around 1.30pm

  • Charity’s thanks for £1million as lottery turns 25

    A west Cumbrian charity, which has benefited from a million in lottery funding, has thanked the organisation on its milestone birthday. The National Lottery turns 25 next month, and among those to benefit from its charitable donations is the West

  • Chasing a dream after redundancy

    A PASSIONATE beautician has opened her own salon to chase a dream after losing her job when Border Cars went into administration. Jodie Carter, originally from Cockermouth but now living in Whitehaven, turned redundancy into a positive. She opened

  • Hospital gains beds in 600k refit

    A COMMUNITY hospital has more beds for patients following a £610,000 overhaul. A new ward has been created at Keswick Hospital in a move that supporters say leaves the centre with facilities that are unequalled in Cumbria. Work by health chiefs

  • Wath Brow overturn half-time deficit to lift Top Four trophy

    Wath Brow A provided consolation for their club, who had finished top of the National Conference Premier Division but flopped in the play-offs, when they beat Distington 15-12 in another absorbing Premier Division Top Four final. After winning the

  • Bernard Matthews' Turkey Dinosaurs 'unsafe to eat'

    Food giant Bernard Matthews has been forced to recall their packs of Turkey Dinosaurs after they were found to contain metal. It affects the nine Turkey Dinosaur packs which have been deemed unsafe to eat. The packs included in the recall are

  • Call out for volunteers to help save lives

    A call has gone out for new volunteers to step forward and join a vital life-saving organisation. A rise in the popularity of fell walking has led to Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team putting out an appeal for more members to help save lives. With

  • Coastguard called out to rescue vehicle stuck in estuary

    Whitehaven Coastguard were called out to rescue a casualty stuck in a 4x4 vehicle on the Ravenglass Estuary. With the tide coming in, the coastguard was called out yesterday afternoon, along with the team from Millom. The Whitehaven team were

  • Whitehaven-born shot-stopper Henderson part of a famous win

    Whitehaven-born goalkeeper Dean Henderson kept a clean sheet to help his Sheffield United side claim a famous 1-0 victory over Arsenal at Bramall Lane on Monday Night Football. The Blades had not won at home in the league since August 18 and had

  • Do you want to be a volunteer trustee?

    If you would like to become a volunteer trustee then an information session by Cumbria Council for Voluntary Service may be right up your street. Cumbria CVS is celebrating Trustees Week 2019 by organising a volunteer trustee information session

  • Plan for derelict building

    A FORMER village pub is set to be demolished amid safety fears, to make way for new housing. The Queen’s Arms pub and the Victoria Hall, on Main Street, Distington, are set to be torn down after becoming derelict and arousing safety concerns from