Post offices face closure
POST Office chiefs want to axe a dozen west Cumbrian post offices as part of part of a controversial cost-cutting plan. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
Haven RL rescued at 11th hour
WHITEHAVEN rugby league club has been saved thanks to a £75,000 loan which secures Haven's immediate future. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
Courage under fire: soldier, 18, ambushed in Iraq
A TEENAGE soldier from Whitehaven who was ambushed by Iraqi insurgents has been praised by army chiefs for his âcourage under fireâ. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
Harbourside goose injures Eileen, 74
A PENSIONER has suffered a broken bone in her foot after being attacked by a goose on Whitehaven harbourside. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
Health bosses expected to accept revised document
HEALTH bosses are today discussing key themes following recent public consultation on the future for health services â including Copeland and West Cumberland Hospital. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
âHang your heads in shame,â planners told
COPELAND planning panel was told to hang its heads in shame after granting post-dated planning permission for a half-built estate at Millom. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
You can help our bride-to-be
CATHERINE Rogers is the winner of the Cumbrian Weddings Live the Dream wedding dress competition - and now you can help decide which wedding dress she'll be wearing. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
New plan to improve town centre traffic
NEW traffic arrangements for Whitehaven town centre are being considered which, it is claimed, could bring significant improvement for all and will assist local regeneration projects. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
Haven send a Fax message
THIS match may have been meaningless on paper, as both sides had already qualified for the Northern Rail Cup knockout stage, but Haven had to win to lay down a marker for the NL1 season, which starts on Friday, and they duly obliged in style. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
Free pass scheme scrapped by Haven
WHITEHAVEN have scrapped the free passes and complimentary tickets traditionally handed out by the club, amid a major review of income and expenditure. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
Haven overcome Leigh Miners
WHITEHAVEN made short work of top amateurs Leigh Miners in Saturday's's third round rugby league Challenge Cup clash. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
Bainbridge set to make his Marc at Leigh
YOUNG Marc Bainbridge is on standby for Whitehavenâs Carnegie Challenge Cup trip to Hilton Park to face Leigh Miners Rangers on Saturday (1.30pm). Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
Haven conquer Cougars
THE post-John Duffy era started with a bang, his replacement as Havenâs key playmaker Carl Rudd collecting a 20-point haul at Cougar Park yesterday. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
Healthy matchday grub for Haven
THE new Haven regimeâs first fresh backer has come on board. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
Fats set to miss start of season
KIWI star David Fatialofa is set to miss the launch of NL1 action at Featherstone Rovers on Good Friday due to the knee injury that kept him out of Sundayâs derby win over Workington Town. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
Challenge Cup third round draw made
WHITEHAVEN and Wath Brow have learned their fate for the third round of the Challenge Cup Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
Sice and McDonald back for Town tussle
FRONT-ROWERS Carl Sice and Ryan McDonald are set for recalls when Whitehaven bid to get their Northern Rail Cup campaign back on track against Workington Town at the Recreation Ground on Sunday (3pm). Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:01 +0200
