A man has suffered facial burns after a flat fire in Workington. Two crews from Workington fire station were called just after 3 pm today to reports of a flat fire on Charles Close. On arrival, crews found a man had escaped with burn to his arms
Spring is the time for bird song, but not just in the garden. On the coast and up on the moorlands you can hear the haunting call of the curlew. The song accompanies an ‘air dance’ where they fly up above their territory and then parachute down, all
AS we move into the Easter weekend it’s nice to see some warm weather, though a bit cold at night! However, the warm weather has meant some great gardening! I have now prepared quite a large patch of the veg garden and looking to plant quite a
The 2019 competition season is under way at Cockermouth Golf Club and over 100 players turned out to support Cockermouth mayor David Malloy who hosted his Charity Texas Scramble. The winning team were D Irving, P Barwise and R Lennoxburgh of Whitehaven
A west Cumbrian man who died in a crash on Good Friday has been named by police. Keith Moore, 42, died following the multi-vehicle collision on the A66. He was pronounced dead at the scene, at Thornthwaite, Keswick. The crash happened at about
ENFORCEMENT action will be taken against a housing developer in Brigham following complaints from residents. Genesis Homes is building 37 homes off Low Road. Residents have complained about the ongoing mess, amount of lorries and parked cars creating
IF you were a kid living on Whitehaven’s Coach Road during the 1940s then you’re probably on this photo. We think it was taken in 1945 at a gathering to mark victory at the end of the Second World War. The children pictured were either residents
I HAD to stop what I was doing yesterday after I was hit by the sudden realisation that I was “getting on”. I had been hit by a double whammy: I found myself singing “it’s bin day!” as I rummaged around for extra rubbish to throw in the paper bin
“Don’t wreck a sublime chocolate experience by feeling guilty. Chocolate isn’t like premarital sex. It will not make you pregnant. And it always feels good” – Lora Brody. As it’s the season to binge on chocolate, I thought we could take a wee look
Members of Workington Golf Club have been welcoming in the new season, along with a host of new responsibilities. They have recently held their drive-ins to office, with new captain John Atkinson leading the way. His wife Barbara Atkinson has
THE OWNER of three internet star dogs is calling on people to respect beauty spots in West Cumbria. Kerry Irving, owner of Spaniels Max, Paddy and Harry, has launched his #PawsAgainstPlastic appeal calling on people to do more for the environment
