Family pay tribute to 'treasured' driver who died in Distington

The family of a motorist who died after his car collided with a wall in Distington on Monday have paid tribute to a ‘treasured’ man who was always there for those who needed him.

William Edward Parker, 74, of Loop Road, Distington sadly died after his green...

Cumbria Apprentice Challenge
Apprentices from Cumbria County Council are fighting it out to be crowned ‘Apprentice Team of the Year’. The Brathay Apprentice Challenge is a Nation...
Warning over 'legal high' drugs sold in West Cumbria
Police and Health officials are warning about the dangers of unknown substances after a West Cumbrian man became seriously ill after taking what he be...
Driver killed in Whitehaven B5306 crash
Police were called to a fatal road traffic collision in Whitehaven this afternoon, February 25. Officers were called at 2.29pm to reports of a one veh...
Cumbria Tourism invites locals to make Half Term affordable with MyCumbria
Cumbria Tourism is raising awareness of its MyCumbria scheme to make this February Half Term more affordable for local people. The official tourist bo...
Cumbria Police Commissioner’s Precept Supported
Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner Richard Rhodes proposed precept for 2013/14 was supported by the Police and Crime Panel. Mr Rhodes said: “I w...
On the waterfront - West Cumbria networking event
The next Cumbria Chamber network Whitehaven event will be at the stylish and contemporary Waterfront Restaurant and Bar, West Strand, Whitehaven on Th...
Archive Service delivers Christmas special
ast minute Christmas shopping may not be anything new but even the Victorians were at it, with a newly publicised A-Z guide for Christmas gifts in Carlisle from 1871 giving those short of ideas a...
Police identify woman who suddenly died in Whitehaven
Police are continuing with their investigation into the circumstances of the sudden death of a 22 year old woman from Whitehaven, who has been formally identified as Mica Atkinson. At approximately 1...
Rugby players launch breastfeeding campaign in Copeland
A local NHS campaign aimed at encouraging men to support breastfeeding has been expanded to include Copeland. Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Copeland Borough Council have joined forces...
Britain’s Energy Coast appoints new Chief Executive
BRITAIN’S Energy Coast has appointed Steven Szostak as its new Chief Executive Officer. Steven, 56, has taken up the role at West Cumbria’s economic development agency after joining from Regenerate...