People in the News
Kerry recognised with OBE for helping youngsters in need
Published 7 January 2009
A WHITEHAVEN woman who has spent the last 18 years of her life offering help and guidance to the young people of her home town is “totally overwhelmed’’ to have been awarded the OBE in the New Year’s Honours List.
Wonder of Woolies, 60 years ago
Published 7 January 2009
THINGS were very different then. In 1948 the popular retailer F W Woolworth had been going for around 30 years, now it’s the end of the line for this century old business.
Special Christmas deliveries
Published 31 December 2008
THE NUMBER of children with Christmas day birthdays shot up in the county as North Cumbria NHS Hospitals reported six special-day arrivals, three of them born at The West Cumberland Hospital.
Man, 59, dies on Xmas Eve
Published 31 December 2008
SELLAFIELD process worker Gilbert Brown collapsed and died in Whitehaven town centre on Christmas Eve.
Bishop of Carlisle slams Labour government
Published 31 December 2008
THE Bishop of Carlisle has joined four senior church figures from around the country in a national newspaper article claiming the British Government is “morally corrupt”.
Don’t bypass this history of the village of Distington
Published 31 December 2008
DISTINGTON is a place most of us sweep through on our way to somewhere else but it is a place that harbours a considerable history and social network and is well worth a stop and stare.
New book about the history of Distington
Published 10 December 2008
WHEN your hobby has been amassing interesting information about the locality in which you live there comes a time when it’s a good idea to pull it all together in a book and share it with others.
Sudden death
Published 10 December 2008
AN inquest has been opened into the sudden death of Alan Herbert George, 55, who died at his home at Derwentwater Road, Whitehaven, on Wednesday, December 3.
More potted history
Published 10 December 2008
FLORENCE Sibson has single-handedly brought a hitherto forgotten area of local industrial history into the spotlight and on Thursday welcomed guests to the launch of her new book that celebrates it, The History of the West Cumberland Potteries, Volume II.
A tale of Tom, Dick, Guy and Roy!
Published 10 December 2008
IT WAS a wizard wheeze for local entertainer Guy Lancaster when he was able to chat backstage to Roy Wood about “our mutual friend”.
The Diary: An off-beat look at the week
Published 4 December 2008
Denise gets her skates on for a meeting with Street’s Sally
Restaurant welcomes Sir Johnny
Published 3 December 2008
TV’s Countryman, Sir Johnny Scott and his wife Lady Mary were guests of honour at Bigrigg’s Blacksmith Restaurant on Friday night.
Royal seal of approval for Iona
Published 3 December 2008
MUNCASTER’S Iona Frost Pennington has been doubly approved by the Queen.
£117,000 lottery win
Published 19 November 2008
A MIREHOUSE woman will be looking forward to a fabulous Christmas having scooped £117,708 on the National Lottery.
Richard joins JP bench
Published 19 November 2008
DECORATED Royal Marine helicopter pilot Richard Hutchings of Holmrook has been appointed JP to the Whitehaven magistrates bench.
Tory Party expels one of our MEPs
Published 19 November 2008
ONE of the European Parliament MEPs who represents Copeland has been expelled from his party.
First rural course for young firefighters
Published 19 November 2008
ONE of the first rural courses in Cumbria for budding firemen has had a helping hand at Seascale.
Cash help for U-16s side
Published 12 November 2008
THE Whitehaven News Charitable Trust has made a recent cash presentation to a teenage football team.
Home heroes
Published 12 November 2008
THE third annual Copeland Homes Positive Action Awards, ceremony was held last week at The Ennerdale County House Hotel, Cleator.
