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New jobs come to Workington as fashion store is due to open

select0911 A new fashion shop will open in Workington town centre next week, creating 10 jobs.

Last updated 9 November 2012
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Police fight bike crime with marking sessions in Workington

bikemarking 0911 Around 100 bike owners in Workington will have the chance to get their cycles marked as part of a Cumbria police scheme to make it easier for officers to identify owners of stolen items.

Last updated 9 November 2012
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Workington community centre is in dire straits

A large Workington community hub could be forced to close in March because it does not have the funding to keep it running.

Last updated 9 November 2012
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Heavy lorries and speeders blight West Cumbrian communities, residents claim

Residents living near the A596, which runs through Maryport and Aspatria, say their lives are being made a misery by heavy lorries and speeding drivers. (2 comments)

Last updated 9 November 2012
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Cockermouth proves it's the best bra none

cockibras0911 Cockermouth Soroptimists have teamed up with the town’s Oxfam shop to collect hundreds of bras to help women in Senegal.

Last updated 9 November 2012
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Youth club moves to more central base

A WORKINGTON youth group has moved to a more central base in the town after member numbers started to dwindle.

Last updated 9 November 2012
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Stadium boost as Workington Reds strike 30-year lease deal

redsstand0211 The £1.5 million redevelopment of Workington Reds’ Borough Park stadium could finally become reality after councillors yesterday agreed to give the football club a new 30-year lease. (5 comments)

Last updated 2 November 2012
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Christians bring Ideal World to Workington theatre

garrychristian0211 Eighties group The Christians are on their way to Workington as part of their 25th anniversary tour.

Last updated 2 November 2012
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Workington couple launch charity bid to help patients talk

matthews 0211 A disabled Workington man has launched a fund-raising campaign for the hospital that helped save his wife’s life.

Last updated 2 November 2012
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Lottery cash opens door to Threlkeld hall work

A plans to carry out a £620,000 refurbishment of Threlkeld’s Village Hall will begin in January after it received a grant from the Big Lottery Fund.

Last updated 2 November 2012
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Help spread a little warmth in Cumbria during winter

warmth1 0211 A fund to stop older people dying because of the cold this winter has returned for its third year.

Last updated 2 November 2012
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Switch-on for West Cumbria clean water scheme

Beaches from Maryport to Allonby are about to get cleaner.

Last updated 2 November 2012
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Flimby floods misery prompts call to stop building new homes

Building work should be stopped on a new housing scheme at Flimby’s Ryehill Farm until flooding issues are resolved.

Last updated 2 November 2012
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Traffic calming measures in Maryport to be reduced

A number of traffic calming measures are to be removed from Maryport’s busy Ewanrigg Road.

Last updated 2 November 2012
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Maryport woman opens shop on her home estate

shopgirlfront0211 A 21-year-old woman has reopened a shop in the heart of Hillside, one of Maryport’s most deprived estates.

Last updated 2 November 2012
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Cockermouth landlord rekindles town's sporting memories

castlebar0211 The owner of Cockermouth’s Castle Bar is decorating the pub’s walls with photos of sports teams from days gone by and old pictures of the town after collecting hundreds in the past six months.