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The Diary: An off-beat look at the week
Published 7 January 2009
Fat cats and podgy pooches: Waddle this weigh please...
Cleator hotel closes
Published 7 January 2009
THE Benn family have resumed management of the Grove Court Hotel, Cleator, but it will be several weeks before the venue will again be open for business.
Chain links may break
Published 7 January 2009
UP TO 15 national retail chains could go bust by mid-January, an insolvency expert has warned.
More jobs to combat theft
Published 7 January 2009
BRITAIN’S alleged shoplifting epidemic, sparked by the credit crunch, has provided an unexpected jobs boost for a Cumbrian guarding firm.
Silent rural victims
Published 7 January 2009
THE Government must pump cash into struggling rural firms in the Cumbria to keep them afloat, a local small business official has warned.
Three die in work-related accidents
Published 7 January 2009
A TOTAL of 1,386 people were killed or injured in work-related incidents across Cumbria last year, according to the latest figures from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE).
What airport plan could mean for West Cumbria
Published 7 January 2009
THE £25 million plan to redevelop Carlisle Airport has been hailed by Cumbria’s leading regeneration organisations.
Copeland tries hard for new power stations
Published 7 January 2009
THE promotion of Copeland as an ideal location for new nuclear power stations continues and meetings, reportedly “with favourable results’’ have been held with the National Grid, reactor designers and the utilities.
Fancy way to raise cash
Published 31 December 2008
THE United Utilities Call Centre at North Shore, Whitehaven, has handed over a cheque for £246 from a fancy dress copper collection from staff by customer advisor Claire Benson.
Standby for power savings
Published 31 December 2008
IT is claimed Copeland families are set to save £63 each year thanks to new rules that will force manufacturers to improve the efficiency of TVs and other devices.
Townsfolk could get a referendum on council
Published 31 December 2008
A REFERENDUM is on the cards for the people of Whitehaven – providing Copeland councillors agree and the council can afford it.
County’s in the slow lane
Published 31 December 2008
CUMBRIA has some of the slowest broadband speeds in the UK, a survey has shown.
Dave focuses on a new way of looking at West Cumbria
Published 23 December 2008
IT might seem a strange time to be launching a business venture. In this age of economic doom and gloom, the news is usually that someone is shutting down rather than starting up a business.
120 jobs secured at Westlakes
Published 17 December 2008
AN American based company has secured 120 local jobs at the Westlakes science park near Whitehaven.
Solicitors struck off over sick miners’ scheme
Published 17 December 2008
TWO solicitors who took millions of pounds from compensation pay-outs given to sick miners have been struck off.
On standby for last-minute shoplifting
Published 17 December 2008
AS if things weren’t bad enough for retailers on the high street, research claims that 2.6million British adults between aged 16 and 64 admit to shoplifting in the last 12 months, up 30 per cent on the previous 12 months.
Unsure future on cards
Published 17 December 2008
A BIG question mark hangs over the future of another large store in Whitehaven, Card Warehouse, after troubled parent company Celebration Holdings confirmed the Whitehaven store is not among 76 of its 288 stores being sold to rivals Card Factory.
Help for first-time buyers
Published 17 December 2008
A NEW Copeland Council scheme will help people improve their homes, while giving a boost to the housing market.
Company selected for nuke clean-up contract
Published 17 December 2008
URS’ Washington Division, which leads Sellafield’s Nuclear Management Partners, has been selected for a major nuclear clean-up contract in the United States.
Emma chosen as student role model
Published 17 December 2008
WHITEHAVEN’s Emma Kennedy admits that when it comes to education she was a late developer.
