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Family pay tribute to beloved community figure Matt Graham from Askam

THE family of a man who was a pillar of the community in Askam have paid tribute to him after his sudden death. Matthew Graham had been a well-known figure in the area since arriving in 1988 from Port Glasgow with his wife Aileen and children Dawn, Gemma, and Myles. The 75-year-old died on July 7 at his home on Duddon Road. “He was a big community man and was involved in a lot of different things in the area,” his daughter Dawn Brown said. “He was an all-round sportsman and was involved in golf and mini rugby, as well as being chairman of the local community centre and even helped to build the bowling green.

Plans to build 29 new homes in Askam are approved

SITE: Lots Road, Askam A HOST of new homes are due to be built after plans were approved. Some 29 new houses are set to be built in Askam after a council gave proposals the green light. The homes make up a new development in Lots Road in the village. They are due to make up a swathe of new houses being built in the area. In a statement making up part of the application, the applicants said: “It is proposed to provide a mixture of three- and four-bedroomed, two-storey and bungalow dwellings with associated parking and amenity space, with a total yield of 29 dwellings.

Ban for Askam drink-driver nearly four times the limit

Ban for drink-driver nearly four times the limit A man who was caught nearly four times over the drink-drive limit has been banned from the road. Brian Wakefield was charged after he drove his Nissan Pathfinder on Duddon Road in Askam on September 13. The 54-year-old pleaded guilty to drink-driving when he appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates Court. The court heard he had 127 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath; over the limit of 35. Magistrates ordered Wakefield, of Brookside in Askam, to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work for the offence and banned him from driving for 30 months. Comments are closed on this article.

Ban for Askam drink-driver nearly four times the limit | The Westmorland Gazette

Ban for drink-driver nearly four times the limit A man who was caught nearly four times over the drink-drive limit has been banned from the road. Brian Wakefield was charged after he drove his Nissan Pathfinder on Duddon Road in Askam on September 13. The 54-year-old pleaded guilty to drink-driving when he appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates Court. The court heard he had 127 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath; over the limit of 35. Magistrates ordered Wakefield, of Brookside in Askam, to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work for the offence and banned him from driving for 30 months. Comments are closed on this article.

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