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Maryport couple celebrate 60th milestone
Getting married meant giving up work for Margaret Perry.
Last updated 30 November 2012
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Air raid meeting led to diamond marriage for Maryport pair
The only good thing that came from a tragic bombing during World War Two was that it allowed Ronnie and Marjorie Orchard to meet. (1 comment)
Last updated 30 November 2012
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Nominees line up for top Cumbrian women honours
A strong list of nominees from across West Cumbria will be among those gathering next week for the annual Cumbria Women of the Year event.
Last updated 23 November 2012
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Obituary - Catherine (Kitty) Pattinson, of Plumbland
Kitty Pattinson, who passed away in a Cockermouth care home on November 2, aged 95, was a well known musician and local music teacher for over 30 years in the Aspatria area.
Last updated 23 November 2012
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Cockermouth girls to host clothes show for foreign trip
Three Cockermouth School pupils will hold a fashion show next month to raise funds for a trip to Nepal.
Last updated 23 November 2012
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Pair run from London to Maryport in aid of hospital
A Workington man who has lost his mother and a close friend to cancer will run from London to Maryport to raise money for West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven.
Last updated 23 November 2012
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West Cumbria fund-raisers hit £33,000 in 10 years
Two friends are celebrating a decade of raising money for local charities.
Last updated 9 November 2012
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Hayley pledges to lose weight in honour of Maryport friend
A Maryport woman has pledged to lose five stone in honour of her friend who died of cancer earlier this year. (4 comments)
Last updated 9 November 2012
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Family launches £40,000 campaign to help Cockermouth girl Megan
A Cockermouth mother has launched a campaign to raise £40,000 for pioneering treatment that could help her disabled daughter. (1 comment)
Last updated 9 November 2012
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Call for better traffic lights in Maryport
A Maryport man has hit out at Cumbria County Council for not improving traffic lights at the town’s busy Netherhall Corner.
Last updated 2 November 2012
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Good hair day for Maryport girl Tia
Two West Cumbria call centre workers had their heads shaved for charity after hearing of the plight of a Workington girl with alopecia.
Last updated 2 November 2012
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Maryport sisters do marathon in memory of uncle
Two West Cumbrian sisters will run the London marathon next year in honour of their uncle Mike Ellwood, who died while training for this year’s event.
Last updated 2 November 2012
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Workington floods hero on TV’s Surprise Surprise
Workington man Brendan Pickering, who stopped traffic using Northside Bridge as it started to crumble in the 2009 floods, is to appear on ITV1 show Surprise Surprise. (1 comment)
Last updated 26 October 2012
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Harrington school cook leaves after 25 years
After more than 25 years of feeding hungry schoolchildren, June Edmonson is retiring as assistant cook at Harrington’s Beckstone Primary School.
Last updated 26 October 2012
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Stress disorder man from Maryport hopes he can stay in TA
A Maryport man is desperate to return to the Territorial Army after facing up to post traumatic stress disorder and seeking help to get his life back on track.
Last updated 19 October 2012
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Obituary - David Towt of Cockermouth
A Cockermouth man who opened the town’s James Walker factory has died aged 80.
Last updated 19 October 2012
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Maryport pals in Arabian reunion
On a boat in the middle of the Arabian Sea isn’t the most conventional place to have a reunion with an old friend – but that is exactly where two Maryport men met up.
Last updated 19 October 2012
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Award joy for Maryport fire volunteer Chris
A Maryport man has won the volunteer of the year title at the Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service’s annual awards.
Last updated 19 October 2012
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Young flood victims will help open new bridge in Workington
Two children who were forced to move out of their home after the 2009 floods will take part in the opening of Workington’s new Northside Bridge on Monday.
Last updated 19 October 2012
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Soldier thanks SOS givers
A MARYPORT soldier has spoken of his pride in his family for their efforts to support servicemen and women in Afghanistan.
Last updated 19 October 2012
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