Retailer Pets at Home has credited the rising trend for well-groomed dogs for helping it notch up a record Christmas as sales surged higher. The group said it groomed 80,000 dogs in its third quarter – with a record 6,023 in a single day and 27,555
Workington Reds’ in-form striker Scott Allison is full of confidence after scoring in eight successive league games for the club. Allison scored the second goal in Reds’ 2-0 win against promotion rivals Marske United on Saturday, finding the back
Rugby league’s governing body has changed the way play-the-balls will be policed starting this season. The RFL’s laws committee, which includes players and coaches from all three professional competitions, match officials, the media, sports medicine
Toni Mason creates cheesecakes for people across Cumbria, with the help of her husband Michael doing deliveries and plenty of washing up. Their daughter Kacy has also shown a lot of interest in the cheesecake-baking business, and while she currently
A leaked document has indicated that former Workington MP Sue Hayman could be in line for a peerage. Outgoing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's selections for the forthcoming dissolution honours list were leaked to the Sunday Times. Mr Corbyn's eight-person
A major West Cumbrian road will be disrupted by roadworks for four days, while United Utilities carry out emergency works. The A595 at Winscales will have temporary traffic lights between January 24 to January 27, while works are carried out to
Power has been restored to more than 50 residents who were affected by a power cut. Fifty-seven homes near Whitehaven Golf Club were left without electricity for more than nine hours. The problem was reported to Electricity North West at about
Monty Python star Terry Jones has died at the age of 77. The actor and comedian, who had dementia, directed some of the comedy troupe's most-loved works, including Life Of Brian. He appeared in TV series Monty Python's Flying Circus in a variety
A 37-year-old man has been fined for using threatening or abusive behaviour. Ian William Ball, 37, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty before West Cumbria Magistrates Court on Tuesday. The court heard Ball used threatening or abusive words
Local derby matches were the order of the evening in the JJ’s Workington Pool League. A League leaders JJ’s took on bottom of the table JJ’s B and the contrasting form showed. JJ’s A dominated the singles with Stephen O’Hagan securing a single
Table-toppers Whitehaven AFC Yellow were 2-1 winners against Maryport United in the West Cumbria Youth Legaue’s Under-12 Red Division on Friday, while mid-table Seaton United beat Salterbeck Yellows 5-3. Sunday saw the tables turned on Seaton as
Police have released a CCTV image of a man wanted in connection with an alleged supermarket fraud incident. The offence of retail fraud was allegedly committed at Aldi in Workington on Sunday. It is alleged a man used receipts he had found
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a car. Police are currently dealing with a crash at Thorny Lane in Thornhill, which is causing congestion to the Egremont bypass. Delays are also being reported through Egremont
It's time to lace up your dusty old walking boots and take a hike for the North West Air Ambulance. The lifesaving charity is urging everyone from speed walkers to couch potatoes to take part in their Keswick to Barrow Walk to raise funds and support
A host of acclaimed authors will be taking part in the annual Keswick literature festival. Celebrated crime writer Val McDermid will be at Words by the Water, sharing her skills as a storyteller, discussing her work and much-anticipated thriller
Allerdale libraries are raising awareness of a cross-border project. A presentation on the Solway Marine Information Learning and Environment project and Solway Firth Partnership will be held in four locations this month. Information on the projects
Two intrepid young adventurers have managed to scale lofty heights in a personal challenge. Dale and Aaron Clark, of Blindcrake, near Cockermouth, have completed a three-year Lakeland adventure which has seen them climb four times the height of
Whitehaven Flower Club has chosen Hospice at Home West Cumbria to be its chosen charity for the next three years. The club presented the organisation with a cheque for £1,000, which they raised from events including a cheese and wine evening in
Two Hospice at Home West Cumbria nurses have retired from the home nursing team, after giving over forty years of devoted service to the organisation. Lilian Simmonds, senior hospice nurse for HHWC, paid tribute to Gill Aitcheson and Carol Williamson
