Workington students got to grips with the construction industry thanks to a local building firm. Read more
Work has started on a £1.2m extension to West Cumbria’s Lakes College..... Read more
Westfield housing association is leading the way in providing cheaper, greener heating for residents..... Read more
A £500,000 project to transform part of Whitehaven’s harbour has been unveiled. The area known as Mount Pleasant has undergone a major redevelopment.
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Phase one of St Bernard’s Roman Catholic High School’s £5m new buildings project is now almost complete. Read more
ELDERLY people who use Salterbeck’s Oval Centre have praised a generous Workington businessman who provided a lifeline for their weekly bingo sessions. Read more
Love was in the air at Workington’s Valentine Rock festival on Saturday, as one couple got engaged at the event. Read more
THE reinstatement of Workington’s Hall Park View allotment has been completed after more than 1,000 hours of work, almost nine months after they were destroyed in the November floods. Read more
A sea of pink engulfed Workington last night for the town's first Midnight Walk for Hospice at Home West Cumbria. Read more
PUPILS and staff from St George’s CE Junior school were adjusting to new surroundings when they returned from the Easter break. Read more
WORKINGTON contracting company Stobbarts has launched a charitable fund to support causes in Cumbria. Read more
Work is well under way at St Bernard’s Catholic High School in Barrow in the first phase of its expansion project. Read more
Generous contractors from Stobbarts Ltd have raised more than £4,000 by stripping off for a calendar and donating their Christmas bonuses. Read more
As you will have seen in the press and on TV, Crossings House took a severe hit from the floods on the night of November 19. Read More
WHITEHAVEN Amateurs FC have been handed a grant of more than £60,000 to stave off the threat of relegation – after just one season in the Northern League. Read more
Barbara Brown, 53, husband Gary, 57, and their 17-year-old son Christopher have moved into their new two-bedroom home on Needham Drive. Read more
The £1.4 million facility was formally ‘opened’ by Capt Jeff Miller, of the United States Naval Attache, who unveiled a plaque at the site, in June last year. Read more
Work is to start next week on a new £1.9 million business centre in Maryport which will create up to 40 new jobs. Read more
ST GREGORY’S and St Patrick’s Catholic Community School officially opened its £1m Community and Children’s Centre with a host of special guests.. Read more