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Bransty explosion: Hugh Street residents struggle in aftermath
10 hours ago · “There was rubble in the streets, cars damaged, windows out. It looked like a bomb had gone off. “It’s completely devastating.” Aerial view of the damage caused to the house on Hugh Street where the suspected gas explosion took place (Image: Garry Moore). The blast ripped through the home of an elderly couple whose …
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Three people remain in hospital after blast in Bransty, Whitehaven
6 days ago · The family were taken to hospital following the blast at their home on Hugh Street in Bransty, Whitehaven, on Tuesday afternoon. A police cordon remains in place today, January 2 after neighbours were evacuated from their homes while police, the fire service, Cumberland Council and utility companies work to ensure the area is safe.
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New wellbeing hub in Whitehaven to be called 'Hope Haven'
Dec 2, 2024 · The hub, which is set to open next year, aims to change how people in west Cumbria access support for their mental health and wellbeing. Local organisations such as Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW), Cumbria Health, Everyturn Mental Health, Home Group, iCan Wellbeing Group CIO, Whitehaven Community Trust, and The WELL Communities CIC will work together to ...
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Road closures in Whitehaven 'causing utter chaos' as Harras Road …
Oct 2, 2024 · Members of Whitehaven Town Council raised their concerns over multiple road closures including New Road and Harras Road, which are main routes into the town centre.. Harras Road is now closed for six weeks and the closure in place on New Road was extended until September 30, after the works were originally scheduled to be complete by September 27.
Three arrests made following incident in Whitehaven
Oct 12, 2024 · Police officers were called to the area following reports of a man being drunk and disorderly on Friday, October 11. In a post on social media, Cumbria Police wrote: "Following a report of a male being Drunk and Disorderly, officers attended the location in the town centre.