Police are dealing with a two car crash on the A595. Officers were called to the A595 near to The Premier Inn in Howgate shortly before 7.30pm. Cumbria Police is reporting slow traffic as a result. North West Ambulance Service attended the
Workington’s Station Road B complemented their Window Outlet Cockermouth and District Snooker League division one title this week with an excellent 4-1 top four play-off final win over Workington Conservative Club. The first frame saw Cons’ Richard
A COCKERMOUTH artist won a commission from mystery buyers in a BBC One programme. Celia Burbush appeared in Home is Where the Art is on Tuesday. The programme, hosted by Nick Knowles focuses on an artist’s ability to come up with an idea for
A hat-trick from Tom Powell aided Seaton Royal Oak to a hard-fought victory over Waverley in the Workington Sunday Football League. Powell scored two of his goals direct from the corner in the 6-4 win while Ben Powell also got on the scoresheet
A Ladies Day at Cockermouth Rugby Union Football Club raised £1,000 for two charities. The match against Aspatria was sponsored by local business GA Wilson plastering contractors. Guests enjoyed bingo, prosecco, a raffle, sweepstakes and an egg
Cumbrian business leaders are set to meet the Shadow Business Secretary, Rebecca Long-Bailey, to find out how a Labour government might affect them. She will address a dinner for members of Cumbria Chamber of Commerce’s Power 40 Group in Penrith
Workington Town have received the backing of band Boomin ahead of tomorrow's West Cumbrian derby with Whitehaven. Boomin recorded a short video of a song they penned especially for the League 1 derby at Derwent Park, ko 3pm. They are backing
A MOTHER bereaved by suicide is now providing a “lifebelt” to others who are experiencing the same grief. Karan Smith, who lost her son Stephen in 2010, has been running the West Cumbria group of Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide for almost three
Workington Town will be making late fitness checks on several players ahead of the crunch Good Friday derby with neighbours Whitehaven. There are question marks still hanging over skipper Ollie Wilkes, hooker Sean Penkywicz and second-rower Gordon
RESIDENTS opposed to traffic proposals which they say will adversely affect their village will hold a public meeting next week. A consultation was held at the end of last year into plans for widening the A595 at Bothel. County council leaders
PEOPLE with disabilities should have more wheelchair paths to peaks in the Lake District, a meeting has heard. Cllr Hugo Graham used a speech to Cumbria County Council to point out a lack of access in the national park which is home to more than
A MUM has issued a desperate plea after she caught her 14-year-old daughter high on ecstasy. The mother, who remains anonymous to protect the identity of her child, wants to warn other parents after the teenager took the drug with a group of friends
Chris Taylor is said to be 50-50 for Whitehaven’s Good Friday derby against Workington Town. Tough-tackling Taylor, a centre who has been used at full-back, did some light work at training on Tuesday night. He will be assessed further tonight
Celebrity bunnies have been hidden around Maryport town centre for a family fun day and Easter egg hunt. The free event, run by Maryport Town Council and the Maryport Schools' Partnership begins at the Memorial Gardens on Netherhall corner at 11am
Luke Greenbank is the British 100m backstroke champion after a superb swim in last night's final. The talented Cockermouth swimmer qualified fastest for the final and got a middle lane as his reward. And he moved up another gear in the British
A new Cumbria-wide collective of food and drink producers has delivered instant success after being showcased at a major national event. This is Cumbria attended the Farm Shop and Deli Show, the sector’s leading event at the NEC in Birmingham attended
It's not who you know but what you know about them. The Maryport Settlement on Castle Hill is trying to track down the relatives of, or information about, some of the town's most famous citizens. They include Thomas English, a well-known architect
An unimposing little shop in a West Cumbrian town has just been nominated for a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – the business equivalent of an MBE. That is because the shop in question is the Aspatria Charity Shop, a small shop with huge ideas
A man who died shortly after discovering he was going to become a father again has been described as a “loving person”. Gary Gordon Wilson, 31, of Needham Drive, Workington, died at his mum’s house on North Watt Street in the town on October 24
PUPILS at Mayfield School wowed the audience at their special musical performance. Children at the school spent two weeks taking part in a range of activities to learn about musicals and musical theatre, which culminated in the show. Mamma
The West Cumbria Catchment Partnership has launched an informative website on river and lake improvement projects happening across West Cumbria. The partnership, led by West Cumbria Rivers Trust, was set up in 2015 to bring together a wide range
CUMBRIA'S police force has hailed its officers after the number of complaints they received fell by 16%. The number of complaints received by Cumbria Police fell from 376 in 2017 to 315 last year, in what the force is hailing as a huge success.
