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Drive slower plea from Workington school head
A Workington primary school headteacher has appealed to parents to drive more carefully to keep pupils safe.
Last updated 8 February 2013
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Clean-up at fire-hit Cockermouth garage
Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire at a Cockermouth petrol station.
Last updated 8 February 2013
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English Heritage ask for longer over Deer Park plans
English Heritage has asked for another extension to consider its response to a housing development in Maryport.
Last updated 8 February 2013
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Lillyhall waste plan on display
People will get a chance to have their say on plans to dispose of low level radioactive waste and to extend operations by 15 years at Lillyhall’s landfill site.
Last updated 8 February 2013
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New jobs are a goal for Maryport sports pitch firm
A Maryport firm which built the first artificial pitch to be used by a professional rugby club has received a grant which it hopes will create eight new jobs.
Last updated 8 February 2013
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Who’s a pretty actor then? Budgies on the silver screen
Two budgies from Seaton will stick their beaks into the limelight for a feature-length film.
Last updated 8 February 2013
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Why I will dig deep to save Seaton allotments site
ROB McCRACKEN writes about how his father inspired his devotion to Seaton allotments, and why he is fighting to secure their future. (8 comments)
Last updated 8 February 2013
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John puts the kettle on for new exercise classes
A Workington man has set up an exercise business with his family after losing three stones in weight.
Last updated 8 February 2013
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Meet our Local Business Accelerators winners
Three winners from West Cumbria have been chosen in the Local Business Accelerators scheme, supported by the Times & Star.
Last updated 8 February 2013
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Tenants are lined up for St Leonard’s Close homes
A £1.7 million housing development in Cockermouth will be completed by the end of this month.
Last updated 8 February 2013
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Radioactive waste from Sellafield accidently dumped in landfill site, court hears
Complacency and negligence at Sellafield Ltd resulted in bags of radioactive waste being accidently dumped at a landfill site, a court heard. (1 comment)
Last updated 8 February 2013
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Merger plan revealed for West Cumbrian senior schools
Workington's Stainburn and Southfield senior schools want to merge. (27 comments)
Last updated 7 February 2013
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Sniffer dogs planned at West Cumbria music festival
A number of conditions have been placed on a West Cumbrian music festival so it can go ahead.
Last updated 6 February 2013
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Tributes to man found in West Cumbrian river
Tributes have been paid to a Cockermouth man whose body was found in the River Derwent yesterday.
Last updated 5 February 2013
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Top awards serve up lashings of praise for food and drink stars
Three West Cumbrian businesses have been handed top honours in the county’s food and drink awards.
Last updated 1 February 2013
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‘We’ll go it alone’ say councils despite county’s nuclear veto
West Cumbria’s two borough councils have joined forces to lobby the Government in a bid to salvage search plans for an underground nuclear waste store site in the area. (19 comments)
Last updated 1 February 2013
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Floods of verse that celebrate Cockermouth's recovery
Dozens of Cumbrian writers were in Cockermouth this week to celebrate the official launch of a new poetry anthology.
Last updated 1 February 2013
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Jobs to go at Workington factory
A Workington factory is shedding nearly a fifth of its workforce in an efficiency drive.
Last updated 1 February 2013
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Mandy seeks out things that go bump in the night
A Workington woman has launched a company to investigate things that go bump in the night. (12 comments)
Last updated 1 February 2013
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West Cumbrian dessert firm set to grow
A £2 million extension to a Keswick dessert firm will create up to 50 jobs over five years if plans get the go ahead.
Last updated 1 February 2013
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