With the anniversary of a queen’s visit just around the corner, discussions are once again being had on improving a key historic building. On May 16, 1568, the famously deposed Mary, Queen of Scots ...

The 42 flats are being proposed for land next to Workington's Travelodge [Google] Concerns have been raised over the impact ...

Allerdale Council wants to turn the 14th Century Workington Hall into a museum or wedding venue. Historic England has pledged £150,000 to the project, while the council has allocated £50,000. The hall ...

Objections have been raised over plans to widen a road to provide easier access for HGVs to a town. Cumberland Council's £10m Workington Gateway project includes plans to widen the A596 at Hall Brow, ...

A FORGOTTEN seaside town with a rundown beach that locals never visit is set to be transformed into a "bustling hub". Over £25 million has been invested in Workington, Cumbria in a bid to boost job ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Some of the residents of Workington, a port town in north-west England, are not sure where to buy their clothes ...

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A crumbling manor house where Mary Queen of Scots sheltered before being captured and executed is to be repaired. Allerdale Council wants to turn the 14th Century Workington Hall into a museum or ...