Bridget Dempsey
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 162
- Latest publication
- Sep 10, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Swindon Advertiser
- Top 50K sites
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- Jul 4, 2026
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Childhood sweethearts get their 'perfect day' after hospitalisation ended first try (opens the original)
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A WORKINGTON couple who had to cancel their wedding after the bride fell ill on her hen party have finally had their happily ever after. Kirkland Church of England School teacher Katie Ritchie (formerly Sloan) and Kieran Ritchie, a construction co-ordinator and partner in WBK property developers, were married at Our Lady and St Michael's Church and then the new tipis at the Melbreak Hotel, Workington on Tuesday, September 1. The couple, who are both 31, have been together since 2014 when they we
'Overwhelmingly positive response' to proposal for new Isle of Man ferry service (opens the original)
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PLANS to explore a new fast passenger service between Whitehaven and the Isle of Man are said to have received an 'overwhelmingly positive response', with more than 4,000 survey responses already. The survey, launched by MP Josh MacAlister, found that 93 per cent of respondents would be very or quite likely to use the service, including more than seven in ten who said they would be very likely to do so. Among mainland respondents, 98 per cent said being able to travel directly from Whitehaven wo
Town council take over rotary garden in order to keep area a 'jewel' in the town (opens the original)
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A SECTION of a popular Whitehaven garden has been taken over by the town’s council in order to maintain the area as a ‘jewel' in the town. Councillors at a meeting of Whitehaven Town Council on August 27 were asked to decide on the takeover of the Rotary Garden in St Nicholas Gardens, following a request from the town’s Rotary Club. The clerk informed councillors she had been ‘a tad embarrassed’ when she took Cumbria in Bloom judges to St Nicholas Gardens after entering the space into the compet
Cumbrian town council installs blue plaque to honour 'itinerant beggar and communist' (opens the original)
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A BLUE plaque has been installed outside a Maryport coffee shop in honour of a man who is said to have been a ‘folklore hero’ in the area. Maryport Town Council has installed the blue plaque outside the Redby Coffee Shop on Senhouse Street in the town in recognition of the contribution made by Johnny Rafferty to the area, prior to his death in the 1970s. The blue plaque reads: 'For Johnny Rafferty, the man fondly remembered by everyone because he was always there.' The Redby building is the site
Workington Town Ladies set to 'give everything' after reaching promotion final (opens the original)
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ALL roads lead to promotion for a West Cumbrian rugby league side, who will head to Wakefield later this month to fight for their place as league champions. Workington Town Ladies beat Leigh Miners Rangers 68-0 in the play-off semi-final at the Fibrus Community Stadium in Workington on Sunday, September 6. Commenting on the ladies’ victory in a statement on social media, Workington Town RLFC said: “A performance packed with teamwork, determination, strong defence and some great individual tries.
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