Tinned goods are needed to create a robot - and will be donated to a food bank once the sculpture's created. Apprentices at Energus, in Lillyhall, are working with a team of Year 6 pupils for National Apprentice Week, creating the sculpture to match
Copeland Council has released it's latest food hygiene reports. Food establishments are rated on a scale of zero to five, with five being the best. This week's reports are: Asda, Preston Street, Whitehaven – 5 Emmaus House, Walkmill Close
A message in a bottle, launched into the sea from the West Cumbrian coast, has been found 20 miles away – and over 20 years later. On March 10, 1999, a Mrs T Smith put her note in the bottle and sent it into the sea from Whitehaven And almost
Professor John Howarth is deputy chief executive at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and has been a local GP for over 30 years. He shares his top tips for staying healthy this winter. He said: “Every year we have more deaths and
THIS WEEK: The Parkside Hotel in Cleator Moor On Saturday I set off to what I thought was afternoon tea with my friend Michaela at the Parkside Hotel in Cleator Moor. I’ll admit, I hadn’t heard of the venue and was looking forward to trying
Thieves have struck on an industrial estate – taking a flat bed trailer unit for a HGV. Police are appealing for information after the incident at Lillyhall Industrial estate. The trailer is described as being red in colour with 2012 T5 in white
The new year got off to a flying start for a Frizington runner who clinched a county title. Zoe Brannon, 11, laced her running shoes up to race for Keswick Athletics Club at the Cumbria Cross Country Championships. The undulating equestrian fields
Passengers were thanked today for their patience and advised to check before they travel after emergency repairs to overhead lines on the West Coast main line. Teams of specialist Network Rail engineers worked overnight to repair damage to the 25,000
CRICKET hero Ben Stokes has thanked fans for their messages of support while his father - former Town coach Ged Stokes - was in hospital. Ged was taken to hospital in a critical condition on Monday December 23, leading to an outpouring of fan support
A West Cumbrian musician is delighted after hearing his song on a prime-time TV show. Arran George, 24, of Egremont, is living the dream in London looking to boost his music career. And that has just been handed a major boost with his song Nobody
Damaging property and assault has put a Cleator Moor woman in court. Cheryl Corlett, 30, of Earl Street, pleaded guilty to two charges before West Cumbria Magistrates Court on Tuesday. The court heard Corlett assaulted Graham Singleton on August
Rail users have been thanked after damaged wiring on the West Coast Main Line caused disruption to rail services in Cumbria - with buses being called into shuttle passengers between Preston and Carlisle. The overhead wires between Lancaster and
A £12million flood risk management scheme has been launched at Skirting Beck and Whangs Beck in Egremont. On Wednesday Copeland Council’s mayor, Mike Starkie, was given the honour of digging the first turf, on work which will better protect 220
Copeland mayor Mike Starkie has praised the new modular housing development in Egremont – calling it a major coup for the town. Mr Starkie said the homes on Royal Drive are a welcome investment, after a visit to the site. The innovative modular
A WARNING has been issued for people in Carlisle to be aware of rogue traders operating in the area. The alert - issued by Cumbria Trading Standards - comes after sellers were spotted in the city selling ‘cheap’ mattresses out of the back of a van
A SLIMMER is looking forward to new opportunities after losing a staggering six and a half stones in just 39 weeks. Emily Prier, of Frizington, joined the Cleator Moor group of Slimming World back in March last year after a referral from her doctor
