Editorial opinion
Making the case for our post offices
Published 8 May 2008
The issue of post office closures had quietly slipped off the radar for a time.
A truly fitting tribute to our war dead
Published 1 May 2008
GRAPHIC images from battle zones in Iraq and Afghanistan provide a constant reminder of the fragility of our servicemen’s lives.
Hey teacher, don’t leave those kids alone
Published 25 April 2008
TEACHERS, like many other people right now, feel beleaguered by soaring costs, besieged by paperwork and undervalued by their paymasters.
Why is County still stumbling over these cobbles?
Published 17 April 2008
THOSE cobbles have caused quite a ripple in the Workington pond.
Help us to clean up our borough
Published 10 April 2008
A CLEANER Allerdale is the aim of a new campaign launched by the Times & Star today.
Cannon fired up by public opinion
Published 5 April 2008
LOCAL councillors are often criticised for not listening and being out of touch with the electorate.
Let's celebrate our past and look to the future
Published 28 March 2008
THERE was much talk this week about the Uppies and Downies’ special place in the history of Workington.
Post offices must adapt to deliver
Published 20 March 2008
THE Post Office has been part of community life for generations, but like the village shop, the local school or the library its place is no longer guaranteed.
Why we want more open government
Published 13 March 2008
IT can be a tough, unforgiving old world in politics; just ask Alistair Darling, or Joe Milburn for that matter.
Here’s a vision we should all share
Published 7 March 2008
THERE should be nods of agreement all round after Cumbria Vision boss Richard Greenwood’s warning that aspirations must be dramatically raised if this county is to flourish.
Let us stand firm and save our cobbles
Published 4 March 2008
CUMBRIA County Council has tripped itself up over a plan to remove the 200-year-the old cobbles that provide Workington’s Portland Square with so much of its character.
We can’t just rip up the heart of a community
Published 21 February 2008
HIDDEN away in a corner of Workington is a little reminder of how the town used to look.
How our shops can avoid the drop
Published 15 February 2008
THE Government’s decision not to hold a public inquiry over a Tesco Extra planned for The Cloffocks in Workington clears a major hurdle for this huge development.
Supermarket sweep for Tesco
Published 11 February 2008
THERE was a defining moment at Tuesday’s planning meeting which approved a new Tesco Extra superstore in Workington.
Smoking out the truth about surgery policy
Published 11 February 2008
WE know that cases like that of Maryport woman Margaret Easterbrook, who has had her operation deferred because she didn’t quit smoking, are becoming more common.
Time we took care of the carers
Published 6 February 2008
WE note that Prime Minister Gordon Brown this week called for all party support to review carers’ pensions, allowances and the amount of respite care they get. About time, too.
We must not be left in the dark about Derwent Forest
Published 5 February 2008
THE head of the region’s regeneration funding agency has been in West Cumbria to applaud economic enterprise.
Time to care for the carers
Published 25 January 2008
WE note that Prime Minister Gordon Brown this week called for all party support to review carers’ pensions, allowances and the amount of respite care they get. About time, too.
Welcome to Tescoville
Published 18 January 2008
THERE was a defining moment at Tuesday’s planning meeting which approved a new Tesco Extra superstore in Workington.
Doctors give diagnosis or concern
Published 10 January 2008
TODAY’S missive by doctors concerned about the future shape of health services in West Cumbria has to be taken very seriously.
