Assurances sought over ward cuts
BBC News (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Councillors seek assurances from health bosses over a planned shake-up of hospital service in south Cumbria.
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Bridge to improve road congestion
BBC News (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
A new bridge is lowered into place in Cumbria as part of a £35m package of road improvements.
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Bridges completes Carlisle return
BBC News (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Carlisle re-sign striker Michael Bridges on a season-long loan deal from Premier League side Hull City.
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Pedicabs to boost Lakes tourism
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Visitors to the Lake District now have the chance to take an environmentally-friendly ride in a rickshaw.
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BNP No Platformed In Lancaster
The "Right" Are Wrong (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
HAHA!!! Clive Jefferson. What a joke! Clive tells us over on Cumbrian Idiots dot blogspot that the BNP had a "Pleasant Surprise" at how well their day in Lancaster went. The BNP don't have an official group in Lancaster so they have to bus them in from Cumbria and if you want to know what happened inside Clive's head then check out his blog, if you want to know what really happened, then I'll tell...
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The Howbeck Lodge, Hesket Newmarket, Cumbria welcomes vegans
Flesh is Grass (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Further to this debacle I delegated all calls to Matt, having lost confidence in my powers of persuasion in potentially hostile terrain and fearful that everywhere would tell me to take my custom elsewhere and we’d have to sleep in hedgerows or churches with nothing to eat but berries, green corn and communion wafers. When [...]
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The Salutation Inn, Threlkeld, Cumbria, doesn’t welcome vegans
Flesh is Grass (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
“Hello, I’m just calling to let you know about something for our stay next week.” “Oh yeah?” “One of us is vegetarian, the other is vegan.” “That’s not a problem. Bye -” “Hang on. So that’s OK, you know what a vegan is'” “Oh yes, that will be fine.” “OK that’s really wonderful. We’ll also be needing a packed lunch - [...]
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Blues make Garner clause public
BBC News (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
Carlisle United confirm Nottingham Forest-target Joe Garner has a £1.14m release clause in his contract.
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Gagged driver's burnt van found
BBC News (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
A van driven by a woman who was tied up and gagged by robbers is found burnt out.
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Thieves tie up and gag van driver
BBC News (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
A woman delivery driver is tied up and locked in a freight container by masked raiders who stole her van.
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Business park plan to revive town
BBC News (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
Councillors reveal they want to build a business park in a Cumbrian town hit by job losses.
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Major fish pollution identified
BBC News (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
The source of a chemical leak which killed thousands of fish in a Cumbrian river is identified.
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Missing woman found dead in lake
BBC News (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
The body of a woman missing from South Cumbria has been found at Windermere in the Lakes.
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Ward prepared for Gall exit
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
Carlisle United boss John Ward has revealed that transfer-listed striker Kevin Gall could be on his way out of Brunton Park. "We've made teams know he is available," Ward told BBC Cumbria this week, as Carlisle look to prepare their squad for an a...
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Walker dies after falling 150ft
BBC News (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
A man dies after falling 150ft while out mountain walking in the Lake District.
