Crime
Gangs face fines up to £2,500 for refusing to move
Published 8 May 2008
GANGS of youths will not be allowed to gather in Cockermouth town centre from today.
UPDATED: Caretaker in court
Published 25 April 2008
MARYPORT Junior School caretaker Anne Martin appeared in court this morning.
Nuclear police swap
Published 17 April 2008
TWO POLICE chiefs have undergone a job swap in a first for both Cumbria and the UK.
Caretaker faces assault charge
Published 17 April 2008
A MARYPORT school caretaker will appear in court on charges of assault and causing actual bodily harm.
Crash driver ignored pleas to slow down
Published 10 April 2008
A WORKINGTON man crashed a car after driving at twice the legal speed limit despite pleas from his passenger to slow down, a court heard.
Tackling racism in sports
Published 10 April 2008
WEST Cumbrian students were helping to tackle racism this week.
Mystery over two vandal attacks on a mum’s car
Published 27 March 2008
A MARYPORT woman who had her car vandalised twice says she cannot understand a vendetta against her.
Man fined for poaching trout
Published 27 March 2008
A WEST Cumbrian man has admitted poaching in a local river.
Jailed for indecent attack on teen girl
Published 27 March 2008
A MAN who indecently assaulted a 16-year-old girl after dragging her down a dark alleyway in Maryport has been sent to prison for two years and put on the sex offenders’ register for 10 years.
Drug dealer avoids prison after vowing to go straight
Published 21 March 2008
A CONVICTED Workington drug dealer has avoided a prison sentence after convincing a judge he was determined to go straight.
Dog sniffs out pub drug users
Published 20 March 2008
A DOG has been sniffing out pub-goers with illegal drugs in Workington.
Man jailed for an attack on his stepson in a pub
Published 20 March 2008
A MAN described as a danger to the public has been jailed for two and a half years for attacking his own stepfather in a Silloth pub.
Illegal school taxi
Published 20 March 2008
A WORKINGTON couple have been prosecuted for operating an unlicensed taxi for school runs.
Child porn case is adjourned
Published 20 March 2008
A SILLOTH man accused of possessing more than 16,000 indecent images of children has had his case adjourned for re-examination of the severity of the photographs.
Kidney transplant man in court for benefit fraud
Published 14 March 2008
A MAN waiting for a kidney transplant appeared at Carlisle Crown Court yesterday, accused of claiming nearly £22,000 in benefits that he wasn’t entitled to.
Police back dispersal policy
Published 13 March 2008
MARYPORT police deny that a Senhouse Street dispersal order is moving anti-social behaviour to other parts of the town.
Staff man defrauded school
Published 13 March 2008
A STAFF member of St Bees School used his position to defraud his employers of nearly £15,000, a court heard last week.
