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Charity’s rent-free bid

Published 8 January 2009

MENTAL health charity Mind has asked Allerdale council to waive rent on premises at High Street, Workington.

Work begins on town centre road revamp

Published 8 January 2009

A £630,000 REVAMP of Workington town centre’s roads is expected to begin on Sunday.

£30,000 for new allotments

Published 8 January 2009

MARYPORT Town Council may spend up to £30,000 on finishing 30 new allotments on Gavel Avenue.

Music and words

Published 8 January 2009

THE Soundwave group will put on a musical celebration of spring on February 7 at Loweswater Village Hall from 7pm, called The Gathering (New Light).

Play area might be scuttled

Published 8 January 2009

MARYPORT’S outdoor playground Shiver Me Timbers is again under threat.

Carlisle link puts 100 council jobs at risk

Published 8 January 2009

MORE than 100 jobs will be at risk if plans for closer links between Allerdale and Carlisle councils go ahead, senior politicians have admitted.

Carlisle link puts 100 council jobs at risk

Published 8 January 2009

MORE than 100 jobs will be at risk if plans for closer links between Allerdale and Carlisle councils go ahead, senior politicians have admitted.

Diverting new commission for classical composer Philip

Published 8 January 2009

A PAPCASTLE composer has been commissioned for a third time by Cockermouth Music Society to write music for a forthcoming concert.

Shopping rush for residents as late bus axed

Published 8 January 2009

NORTHSIDE residents are unhappy that their bus service finishes early under a new timetable.

Shipping Brow closure dates

Published 8 January 2009

MARYPORT’S Shipping Brow will close for 12 weeks from Monday January 19 for resurfacing work.

SHOPPERS are being urged to keep an eye on their belongings after an 82-year-old woman had her purse stolen at a Workington supermarket.PUPILS from a Cockermouth school sang carols at old people’s homes in the run-up to Christmas.A KESWICK man who denies a sex attack on another man will go on trial later this year.A NEW West Cumbria drama club is being launched next Friday, not Monday as reported last week.FIRE crews stepped in on Monday to rescue a hamster caught up in a fire in a laundry room of a property at Brathay Hill, Bassenthwaite, when the tumble dryer caught fire, setting the room alight. The pet, in its cage at the time, was rescued unharmed. A SOUP and sandwich lunch will be held in Brigham Memorial Hall on January 24. The lunch takes place between 11.30am and 1.30pm and tickets cost £2.50.COCKERMOUTH’S Cafe Scientifique is starting the year with a talk on an unusual new theory. The science group, which meets at The Old Cooperage Bar on Castlegate, will discuss neuroethics, with guest speaker Dr Katja Wiech, from the University of Oxford, on January 20 from 7pm.MARYPORT’S Netherhall Adult Education Centre will hold a 10-week Paint Like A Professional course from Monday. For more information, call 01900 815765.