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 ...

Whitehaven harbour's orange water woes, the opening of a bridge over a "crucial route", and a surprise lottery win - here are some of the stories which made headlines in Cumbria. Tributes have been ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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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 herring gull found dead has tested positive for bird flu, the Animal and Plant Health Agency has confirmed. The bird was found in Whitehaven and the agency said it was aware of a number of other ...

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 ...