A FIREWORKS display set to be held tomorrow night has been postponed due to poor weather conditions. The Whitehaven Harbour fireworks display was due to take place on Friday evening but has now been ...

HARDY swimmers are preparing to brave the icy waters of the Irish Sea at a New Year’s Eve dip. The annual event in Whitehaven ...

A new filtering system has provided a temporary solution to a years-long problem of a harbour's water turning orange, bosses have said. Tests have identified iron ochre getting into Whitehaven's ...

WHITEHAVEN Harbour Commissioners have urged the public to stop feeding bread to swans and seagulls. While feeding the birds might seem "kind" and an act of charity, the harbour commissioners warn it ...

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A TALL ship visit which brought tens of thousands of people to Whitehaven over the weekend has given the town a ‘much-needed boost’, organisers have said. The Galeon Andalucia, which arrived in ...

A RAILWAY line is to close while its tracks are renewed in a bid to tackle the long-standing problem with contaminated water ...

A plan to divert orange water from a harbour out to sea has been approved. Tests identified iron ochre getting into Whitehaven's Queens Dock in Cumbria through a culvert which was draining water from ...

Almost a year since the water in a West Cumbrian harbour first turned orange investigations are still going on to find out why. Six months ago Network Rail started technical surveys on land above a ...

BIRD flu has been detected in a West Cumbrian town. Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners have confirmed that bird flu cases have been confirmed in the town. It is reported that the cases are affecting ...

Britain’s Energy Coast Cumbria and Magnus Homes invite submissions to a two-stage, International Open Design Competition for a circa GBP £10m mixed-use development on a prominent site overlooking ...