POLICE officers have been forced to close a road in west Cumbria because of a crash. Cumbria police were called at about 10.30pm to a road traffic collision at the junction of Solway Road and Bessemer Way. The road is closed and officers are
A Whitehaven man has ended up with a hefty court bill. Marc Wright, 37, of Crummock Avenue, pleaded guilty to two charges before Workington magistrates. The court heard Wright wilfully obstructed PC Buchanan in the execution of her duty on
A Frizington man was fined after disclosing a private sexual photograph or film. David John Glynn, 49, of Frizington Road, indicated a guilty plea before Workington magistrates last Friday. The court heard Glynn disclosed a private sexual photograph
The Labour Party battle bus visited Whitehaven today to show support for its Copeland candidate, Tony Lywood. Party chairman Ian Lavery was among the speakers to address supporters at the P&R Club in Greenbank, as part of a tour of the region
Cumbrian folk singer Steve Wharton will be entertaining museum visitors with his winter stories and lyrical songs as the festive period gets into full swing. Mr Wharton will be visiting The Beacon Musuem, in Whitehaven, on Tuesday, December 10 to
A TRUSTED former finance manager who stole up to £188,000 from Keswick School to fund an "extravagant" lifestyle has been jailed for two years and eight months. Ghislain Sharron Smithson, 52, who admitted the theft, stole the money as she worked
Fabulous food and crafts will be on sale at the latest Egremont Farmers' Market. This will be the Christmas market and to get shoppers in the festive mood, Bookwell School choir will be on stage on Friday at the town's Market Hall from 9.30am.
Experienced centre Jason Mossop has signed a contract extension for home-town club Whitehaven. Mossop was contracted until the end of the coming season but the extension will now see him wear the chocolate, blue and gold until the end of 2021.
A NUMBER of popular shops and eateries have been put up for sale on Whitehaven’s high street - but business leaders say the future is still bright for the town. Arrighi’s chip shop, La Chic clothing store, Barra Jack’s pub and the Upper Crust sandwich
All our Newsquest titles have printed an open letter from local media publishers to party leaders Jeremy Corbyn, Boris Johnson and Jo Swinson. We have been moved to act after finding election campaign material imitating local newspapers from the
A Whitehaven man has been fined after stealing from a town supermarket. David Carr, 53, of Woodhouse Road, Greenbank, pleaded guilty to theft before Workington magistrates. The court heard Carr stole razor blades worth £100 from Whitehaven's
A partnership working on the Sellafield site is celebrating a million hours without a lost time accident. Nuclear specialists i3 Decommissioning Partners was created in 2016 and has been a vital part of delivering the work to prepare the Magnox
A call by the CBI for Cumbria to take a lead in research and development has been welcomed, although more could be done to lift stifling restrictions on how businesses access funding, says an innovation expert. CBI director general Carolyn Fairbairn
MODELS took to the catwalk in a bid to raise money for a charity set up in memory of a Millom teenager. On Saturday the second Skye Full of Stars fashion show took place at the Beggars Theatre. The event was organised to support the charity which
CASH set aside for Workington’s cancelled Rugby League World Cup games will be spent on boosting the borough’s economy, it has been decided. The new Independent-Conservative administration voted down the ambitious stadium plans put forward by the
