Community newspaper Egremont2Day has now officially ceased trading, several years after the paper stopped publishing.

Remaining funds of £800 after the closure have been donated to North Lakes Foodbank.

Alan Cleaver, board member of Egremont2Day and one of its former volunteer editors, said: “The donation of remaining funds to the foodbank seemed in keeping with the spirit of founders Peter and Connie Watson, sadly now both deceased, who launched the paper in 1990.”

Alan, who lives in Church Street, Whitehaven, went on to say: “In the 35 years of publishing, the paper did much to help the communities of Egremont and Cleator Moor – providing a news service, an advertising medium for small business, paid employment for a loyal band of newspaper distributors and by highlighting events happening in the area.”

Linda McDonald, assistant project manager at North Lakes Foodbank said: “We would like to thank Egremont2Day so much for their donation and for the stationery items that they gave us too.

“The stamps in particular are brilliant. Though we are very sorry that Egremont2Day has been wound up, they were very supportive of the food bank.

“The donation will go towards running costs of the food bank and towards an advice worker in Egremont food bank centre.

“It will also go towards printing, boxes, rent on the warehouse and will all be used to help local people.”

The paper was founded as a voice for the Labour party in Egremont by former Wyndham School teacher and Copeland councillor Peter Watson.

Mr Watson, who was known as Mr Egremont due to his dedication to the town and the community, studied English at Oxford where he first met Connie.

Since the first issue of Egremont2Day in June 1990, the paper, with a distribution of around 10,500, was delivered largely by hand by a band of willing helpers.