Cash for youngsters

Published 7 May 2008

MILLOM youth will benefit from a cash grant of £30,000 which has been given by Copeland Homes to the Millom Youth Partnership.

Flourishing success

Published 7 May 2008

THE £5,000 proceeds from a spectacular floral festival involving 22 flower clubs from across Cumbria and the Isle of Man have been donated to the Great North Air Ambulance.

Whitehaven being asked if it wants a council

Published 7 May 2008

A NEW consultation is this week, asking Whitehaven people if they want a town council of their own.

We need ALL our wardens, say residents

Published 7 May 2008

THOSE angry about the loss of two Neighbourhood Wardens from their estates in south Whitehaven were planning to mount a protest demonstration at a meeting of the South Whitehaven Neighbourhood Management Board today.

Mayor shows off the best of our borough

Published 7 May 2008

MAYOR of Copeland, Anne Faichney, welcomed fellow civic leaders to the Borough of Copeland last month.

Hall sells for £1.5m

Published 30 April 2008

THE historic Irton Hall has been sold in a £1.5 million deal.

Sellafield denies ‘lock-out’ threat

Published 30 April 2008

SELLAFIELD Ltd has denied that the head of their pay negotiating team had been briefing middle managers that there would be a ‘lock out’ if workers took industrial action over the two per cent pay issue.

Airport revamp

Published 30 April 2008

WORK on a £35million revamp of Carlisle Airport is on target to start next month.

Electrical team is rated highly

Published 23 April 2008

HOME Housing, the association, of which Copeland Homes is part, has gained industry-rated accreditation for its electrical maintenance team in the county.

Beacon cafe ready for summer opening

Published 23 April 2008

THE organisation that operates Copeland pool and the Whitehaven sports centre will be taking on the running of the new café facility at The Beacon.

Campaign heads south

Published 23 April 2008

THE campaign for a new nuclear power station at Sellafield is tol head for London, next week.

Buoyant trade at the Broughton April show

Published 23 April 2008

National park alters its nuclear stance

Published 23 April 2008

THE Lake District National Park Authority says it will “work with partners” on any proposed underground nuclear waste repository.

Job skill bounty offered

Published 23 April 2008

BAE workers are being offered a £1,000 bounty if they introduce people with vital skills to the Barrow shipyard.

Copeland Homes help line fields 29,000 calls

Published 23 April 2008

AN advice centre for Copeland Homes tenants has taken 29,000 calls in its first year.

West Cumbrian team getting to grips with one of Hitler’s U-boats

Published 23 April 2008

ON a normal day the team at Holemasters Cumbrian are diamond drilling and cutting openings in reinforced concrete. But when they were set the challenge of carefully cutting a World War II U boat into five sections they eagerly took up the unique challenge.

Llama sale

Published 23 April 2008

LLAMAS, alpacas and miniature donkeys replaced the usual cows, sheep and pigs in the ring at Carlisle’s Borderway Auction Mart last week.

Council launches cashless payments

Published 16 April 2008

COPELAND Borough Council is urging customers to remember their payment card or bar-coded bill now that the council has completed the changeover to new payment methods.

Inquiry into PO closures

Published 16 April 2008

COPELAND Borough Council will be holding a special inquiry into the proposed post office closures in the borough.