Lucy Jenkinson
Senior Reporter for @WhitehavenNews, @timesandstar and @newsandstar. Get in touch: [email protected] Views my own
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3 days ago |
newsandstar.co.uk | Lucy Jenkinson
Roy and Marian Muir, of Mirehouse, Whitehaven, help out homeless young people by giving them a bed for the night â and have also hosted adults aged over 25. The couple work with Nightstop, run by Depaul UK, which provides homeless young people with free emergency accommodation. Mr and Mrs Muir have now hosted 300 young people at their home and continued to offer their support following the tragic loss of Mr Muirâs son and during Mrs Muirâs second cancer diagnosis.
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3 days ago |
newsandstar.co.uk | Lucy Jenkinson
Lee Clarke, 40, was found to be more than 10 times over the limit for Benzoylecgonine – the body breakdown product for cocaine – after being pulled over on Mirehouse Road in Whitehaven. Pamela Fee, prosecuting at Workington Magistrates’ Court, said Clarke had been reported as leaving the Sellafield site and had failed to attend a drugs test on December 18 last year. Police stopped the Ford Ranger he was driving and he was required to provide a specimen of saliva.
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4 days ago |
newsandstar.co.uk | Lucy Jenkinson
Cllr Bob Kelly, who represents Millom on Cumberland Council, said the change was made in error due to a council officer mistaking him for an Independent councillor whose first name is also Robert. Cumberland Council said it was a ‘human error’ and has apologised to Cllr Kelly for the confusion.
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4 days ago |
newsandstar.co.uk | Lucy Jenkinson
Luke Eneas, 23, was driving a white Volkswagen Polo at Hall Brow in Workington at 5.45am on May 4 when he was noticed by police. Pamela Fee, prosecuting at Workington Magistrates’ Court, said police followed the vehicle and the driving was described as ‘very poor’. Officers stopped the vehicle at Calva Brow and saw Eneas was bleeding from the chin. He didn’t put the handbrake on and the car rolled backwards. Eneas identified himself and told officers he was drunk and driving.
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1 week ago |
newsandstar.co.uk | Lucy Jenkinson
Cllr Ray Gill (Sneckyeat South) was installed as chairman of Whitehaven Town Council and Cllr Chris Hayes (Kells) was chosen to be deputy chairman at the meeting held on Thursday evening. Cllr Gemma Dinsdale nominated her father, Cllr Edwin Dindsdale to chair the council, but he failed to secure a second nomination. Cllr Gemma Dinsdale walked out of the meeting after Cllr Gill was named the mayor. Cllr Hayes put forward Cllr Gill for mayor and he received seven votes.
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