Friday, 21 November 2008

If children are animals, what does that say about adults?

Kids sat on wall photo

Antony Hext reaches down to his friend Nathan Thomlinson’s left leg and stares at his sock. “Have you got your machete?” he asks. “Is it in there?”

George is wild at heart

George Scott photo Knoxwood animal sanctuary opened more than 25 years ago. It has evolved into a haven for injured wildlife

Champ's Camps

Champ Former world boxing champion Charles Shepherd is hitting communities around Cumbria to give children a purpose in life

Should homework be banned?

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Research found that nearly three-quarters of parents thought four to seven-year-olds shouldn’t be given anything more than reading, spelling or times tables homework.

Write Stuff

Nothing funny about BNP leak

At first, I thought the leaking of details of the entire 10,000 membership of the BNP onto a website was quite funny.

Food & Drink

90 Cumbrian pubs in beer bible

NEARLY 90 Cumbrian pubs are featured in the Good Beer Guide 2009.

Timeline

Gateway to the nation

timeline1511c In 1978 the band were invited to record a programme for Border TV which developed into a series called Take the Mick. It was later transmitted by other regional ITV stations.

Beatles thrown out of hotel

The Beatles photo When Bill Berry saw four rather scruffy young chaps stroll into Carlisle Golf Club’s annual dinner-dance and start tucking into the buffet, he decided that their behaviour wasn’t acceptable and threw them out. The four turned out to be The Beatles . . .

Vote

Do you welcome fast food outlets’ pledge to reduce the fat and salt in their food?

Yes, we should all be watching what we eat

No, fast food is a treat precisely because of what’s in it

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