PARTS of Whitehaven Harbour will close to the public this Friday for a fireworks display. The closure is to support a rescheduled fireworks event organised by Whitehaven Town Council on January 9. Old ...

Whitehaven Town Council said: "The previously postponed annual firework show will take place at 5:15pm on Friday, January 9, 2026, on the harbour." The display is expected to last 10 to 15 minutes.

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 ...

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

THE regeneration of Whitehaven town centre will ‘enter a new phase’ in 2026 with the opening of a ‘captivating’ new £4.5m digital ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tests identified iron ochre getting into Whitehaven's Queens Dock in Cumbria through a culvert which was draining water from a railway tunnel, resulting in the discolouration. Nearly three years on, ...