Local History
Churn back the years
Published 7 May 2008
MILK deliveries in Egremont as they used to be. This nostalgic scene, captured on March 3, 1948, is of farmer and milkman John Jenkinson of Winscales Farm, near Egremont out and about on his morning round, with his milk cart being pulled by his faithful old horse Bobby.
Mother jailed for deserting her child in the workhouse
Published 7 May 2008
Gunpowder plot: thieves blow up safe and find small change
Published 30 April 2008
More memories and details emerge on town’s 104 men
Published 17 April 2008
THE author of a book about the lives of many of the victims of Whitehaven’s William Pit disaster has uncovered more details.
Chess player played eight games at once. Blindfolded.
Published 9 April 2008
Historian updates Newhouses book
Published 2 April 2008
COLIN McCourt broke new ground with his book on Newhouses, the story of three rows of 266 whitewashed dwellings built for Whitehaven’s 18th century mine workers.
Vision looks to changing face of Whitehaven
Published 18 March 2008
CUMBRIA Vision would “do its utmost to support any plans to bring an up market hotel development to Whitehaven’s harbourside”.
Paying tribute to the Sellafield pioneers
Published 18 March 2008
Dead cat in the street and the donkey that had to be buried twice
Published 18 March 2008
From the Files
Rooted in the past but looking to the future
Published 13 February 2008
Beef, boats, brass bands and the annual Beehive Toy Fair
Published 13 February 2008
1908: Parents liable if children caught smoking in public
Published 6 February 2008
SERVICES
- Haven are ton over!
- Mother given supervision order
- Taxi driver banned for 'sexually touching' woman
- You are killing our county
- DANNY BOY TO TACKLE WIGAN
- Traumatic day led to drink lapse
- Dealer made £1,400 but only pays £1 back
- It Bites set to rock stadium as top support for the Quo
- A ship-shape port
- Taxi driver banned for 'sexually touching' woman
- Woman attacked outside pub
- 200 homes in Whitehaven to be bulldozed
- Police seize drugs worth £15m
- Rogue roofer avoids prison
- Sports village bid hangs in balance
- Wildlife centre fears ‘death-knell’ for Barney
- You are killing our county
- Haven Gambles on new acquisition
