A WORKINGTON man was snared by a vigilante group as he engaged in vile online chat with what he thought was a 12-year-old girl. Online paedophile hunters subjected 38-year-old Matthew Ferguson to a citizen’s arrest after almost four weeks of illegal
Readers have been throwing their support behind an Olympian swimmer who was taught in west Cumbria after his recent progression in the 2020 Tokyo games. Luke Greenbank, who started his swimming career at Cockermouth Swimming Club, progressed to
It's the summer holidays and there's no better time to experience the Lakeland fells. A perfect time in the year where many families and friends will be out in the glorious Lake District fells. There are an incredible amount of walks to choose
THE CONSTABULARY has praised the work of police officers despite the challenges of an unprecedented year which saw crime fall in Allerdale. Radar first revealed data from the Office for National Statistics that represent a decrease of 19 per cent
A teenage musician from west Cumbria who has already taken the stage by storm is now making his way up the charts. Logan Paul Murphy the Beatles Boy from Workington has made it to number one in the iTunes easy listening category with his debut
A PLANNING application for the Costa Coffee signage and lighting in Cockermouth should be refused as it's out of keeping with the area, said town councillors. At a recent meeting in the town hall, members considered an advertisement consent application
LOTS of theatre fun is being laid on for families this weekend. Flip Entertainments will be entertaining everyone with magic, illusion and circus skills at Workington’s Theatre Royal. A spokesman said: “Phil Flip returns to Theatre Royal after
TWO Labour councillors abstained from taking part in the Workington Town Council meeting — highlighting legal concerns as the reasons that they chose to attend as members of the public. At the full council meeting that was held on Tuesday evening
A NORTHSIDE councillor has been left angry after the play park on the estate has been left to deteriorate. The park is owned by Castles and Coasts Housing Association. Councillor Beth Dixon said: “I have had ongoing conversations and emails
A COUNCILLOR stormed out of a meeting after accusing one of her colleagues of making a ‘shooting gesture’. Labour Councillor Denise Rollo left the meeting at Workington Town Council abruptly after she believed she saw Moorclose Independent Councillor
A road in Workington is set to reopen after more than four months. In a notice issued by Cumbria County Council in March, vehicles were prohibited from travelling down the Central Way underpass Workington from its junction with Brow Top Car Park
A Keswick politician has vowed that disposable barbecues should be banned in the Lake District. Councillor Tony Lywood, who represents Keswick at town and county level, has previously put a motion forward at the Lake District National Park to ask
A LAST call has gone out to food and drink producers to join the first Maryport Taste of the Sea Festival. Organisers said handful of spaces are still available for food and drink producers at the newest Taste Cumbria festival which will take place
A MAN from Crosby near Maryport has been sentenced by a court after he pleaded guilty to a domestic violence assault. Antony William Pattinson, 37, of Moorlea, Crosby, admitted a common assault on a woman on November 18 last year when he appeared
A Phd student from west Cumbria came to the rescue of a young man who was believed to be drowning after swimming out of his depth at a popular lake. Andrew McClintock was spending the day at Derwentwater with his partner when he noticed two young
