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  • Man destroys TV and commits assault

    Carrying out an assault and damaging property has seen a Moor Row man appear before magistrates. Jacob Arun Phillips, 25, of Church Street, pleaded guilty to both charges at West Cumbria Magistrates Court. The court heard Phillips destroyed

  • Election focus: Copeland

    Name: Trudy Harrison Age: 43 Where you live: Bootle Occupation: MP for Copeland Political party: Conservative Brexit: Getting Brexit done and ensuring that our departure from the EU works for Copeland. 17.4 million people voted to leave

  • School celebrates 'Good' Ofsted

    A WEST Cumbrian school is celebrating after being rated 'Good' by Ofsted. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School in Cleator Moor was inspected by the watchdog in October. The report, which has recently been published, praised the school's broad

  • Woman suffers head injury in town centre assault

    A woman has suffered a head injury in an assault in Whitehaven. Police are investigating the incident that occurred yesterday at around 10pm in the area of Tangier Street. A woman from Whitehaven, in her 40s, suffered a head injury during the

  • Pupils in mock election campaign

    St Bees School has welcomed parents and members of the community to a mock election campaign. Parents, staff and members of the local community were invited to watch the students present their ideas should they form a political party. It was

  • Cumbria Tourism's winter campaign under way

    Cumbria Tourism has launched a campaign to attract visitors throughout the winter months. Over the next three months, #theplacetobe campaign will focus on visitors challenging themselves by taking part in new, adventurous activities, as well as

  • Drivers’ festive fun in Christmas Cracker Run

    MG Cumbria held the 22nd edition of the Christmas Cracker Run and once again attracted keen drivers from a wide area. The event, on Sunday, was open to classic and interesting cars of any age and the oldest car was the 1926 Bentley of Thursby’s

  • Festive campaign needs your help

    AN URGENT appeal has been issued to make sure no child wake up on Christmas morning without a present to open. Gifts for those aged 13 and over are running low at the charity supported by the News & Star Christmas Toy Appeal. Teenagers - along

  • Copeland council launches budget consultation

    Copeland Council has launched a consultation into next year’s budget – and wants to hear the public’s views. The council must save £1.3 million in 2020/21 and is prioritising the delivery of its statutory commitments while increasingly using income

  • Graduation was icing on cake in Poppy’s perfect year

    Graduation was the icing on the cake for Cumbria’s Young Artist of the Year after a perfect year. Poppy Cookson became the first person in her family to graduate from university when she joined 230 other students in a ceremony at Carlisle Cathedral

  • Lifesavers given new clothes worth £30,000 by Berghaus

    The Great North Air Ambulance has enlisted the support of outdoor brand Berghaus. The company has donated thousands of pounds worth of clothing and equipment for GNAAS staff to use during callouts across the region. The kit that has been supplied

  • Consortium takes over Electricity North West

    Cumbria’s power network operator has been taken over. A consortium led by Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc, along with Chinese state-owned international investment company CNIC and London-based investor Equitix has acquired the remaining 50

  • Woman pleads guilty to assault by beating

    A WHITEHAVEN woman has been ordered to pay more than £300 after she assaulted another woman and failed to surrender to custody. Chantell McAvoy, 38, admitted a charge of assault by beating and one of failing to surrender to custody on November 28

  • Early morning rescue attempt to free grounded scallop boat

    A 13-metre scallop boat is grounded between Maryport and Silloth. Lifeboat crews were callout at around 4.30am to reports of the boat stuck in the Mawbray area. Workington RNLI's Dorothy May White boat along with Silloth RNLI attended the incident

  • Driving ban for man more than twice over legal limit

    Driving with excess alcohol in his system has led to a ban for a Whitehaven man. Arron Scott Lester, 46, of Colliers Way, pleaded guilty before Workington magistrates. The court heard Lester was driving a Seat Alhambra on November 9 on High

  • Trade call for farmers

    Boris Johnson must use talks with President Donald Trump this week to protect British farmers and consumers in any post-Brexit trade deal with the US, the Liberal Democrats have said. Party leader Jo Swinson is calling on the Prime Minister to make

  • Academy to bring back sixth form

    Whitehaven Academy is looking to put its troubled past further behind it – by creating a new sixth form. The school will join forces with Workington Academy in the new venture, to allow pupils an array of options from next September. The West

  • PNG pair sign deals with Haven

    Whitehaven’s Papua New Guinea duo are back on board for the 2020 season and keen for the club to consolidate in the Championship. Dion Aiye and Jessie Joe Parker have become part of the furniture at the Recreation Ground club, highly respected by