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Carl Walmsley at work at Sellafield is wearing a hi-vis jacket yellow jacket and hard hat.

Rugby ref to the rescue for heart attack workmate

Lifesaver Carl Walmsley says he remembered CPR training within moments of his colleague collapsing.

Paul Irwin looking directly into the camera in a police custody photograph. He has short dark hair and is wearing a grey round-necked top.

Man who murdered 'vulnerable' mum-of-seven jailed

Paul Irwin must serve at least 32 years in prison over the death of Tiffany Render.

Dion Aiye outside court. He is wearing a black jacket with the hood pulled up.

Sportsman groped woman with 'sense of entitlement'

Whitehaven rugby league player Dion Aiye assaulted the woman in a nightclub, a court hears.

The Princess Seaways ferry is shown, with the words DFDS Seaways written on the blue lower part of the ship. The top is painted white.

Ferries and events off as Storm Darragh approaches

The A66 in Cumbria and Beamish Museum are to close, fireworks and food festival postponed.

The three-storey former Halifax branch on King Street in Whitehaven town centre. The building, on a corner site, is a white retail unit with boarded up windows. It sits on a crossroads of cobbled streets. A red "to let" sign is displayed on an upstairs window.

'Radical' mental health hub to open next year

NHS staff and specialist services are moving to Hope Haven to help with a variety of needs.

Cars and lorries queuing in Whitehaven town centre as the town is covered in snow. The tops of three bollards are barely visible due to the heavy snow covering them.

'I hoped I wouldn't go into labour as snow fell'

People share memories of Whitehaven grinding to a halt when heavy snow hit the town in 1996.

A map showing the location of the new Aldi store to be built in Egremont.

'Eyesore' site to be turned into £7m budget store

Cumberland Council approves plans for the new Aldi in Egremont.

Tiffany Render. She has dyed-red hair down to her shoulders and is smiling. She is wearing a white dress with black detailing.

Man guilty of 'vulnerable' woman's murder

Paul Irwin will be sentenced in December for killing Tiffany Render, who bled to death.

Tiffany Render has dyed-red hair and is smiling. She is standing near a building, dressed in a smart long white and black dress, holding a black clutch handbag in both hands.

Mum who bled to death murder trial - jury out

The judge tells jurors she will only accept a unanimous verdict in Paul Irwin's murder trial.