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TV newscaster Jan Leeming will join Cumbrian charity walk
TV personality Jan Leeming will set off a charity walk in Workington later this month in aid of Alzheimer sufferers.
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Building work to start on west Cumbria's new £20 million nuclear centre
Building work will start next month on a £20 million nuclear research centre in west Cumbria which will create 40 jobs.
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Cumbrian health boss calls for end to cheap alcohol sales
Cumbria's Director of Public Health is calling for an end to cheap alcohol after it was revealed that more people than ever are being taken to hospital with drink-related problems. (3 comments)
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Bassenthwaite osprey chicks head south for winter
Two osprey chicks hatched in the Lake District have flown south and are now in Portugal and France.
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Workington leisure centre plans still up in the air
Alternative plans for a £16 million leisure centre in Workington have still not been agreed a year after the shared sports stadium idea was scrapped.
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Plea for patients to use Maryport hospital's accident unit
Maryport Health Services is losing up to £60,000 a year because people are bypassing its local minor injuries unit to use main accident and emergency units at Whitehaven and Carlisle.
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Copeland recycling campaign stepped-up
A recycling campaign stepped up a notch yesterday as members of Copeland council took to the streets of Whitehaven.
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Scientists ‘baffled’ by legal high Ivory Wave, says senior Cumbrian cop
West Cumbria’s most senior detective has revealed that forensic scientists are “baffled” over the new so-called legal high Ivory Wave.
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Keswick and Whitehaven big winners in Cumbria in Bloom awards
In the past 12 months communities across Cumbria have been hit by devastating floods, a tragic school bus crash and unprecedented shootings. (1 comment)
Last updated 3 September 2010
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50 jobs possible at new £3 million Cumbrian care home
About 50 jobs will be created if plans for a £3 million residential care home in Keswick go ahead.
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Lodger claims Cumbrian landlords attacked him
A lodger accused of attacking his ‘Good Samaritan’ landlords after they took him in claimed they started the fight.
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Bats delay facelift plans for Maryport Spar shop
Plans to revamp the filling station and Spar shop in Curzon Street, Maryport, have been held up because of concerns over bats.
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Investigation as rats 'run wild' near Cumbrian town centre
Breeding rats are running wild near Workington town centre. (7 comments)
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Shoplifter banned from all stores in five Cumbrian towns
A persistent shoplifter has been banned from every store in five Cumbrian towns in a bid to stop him committing further crimes.
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Asda decides not to join Cumbria rail station campaign
Asda will not join any formal campaign to make the Workington North railway station permanent.
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Popular Cumbrian pub closed for 'personal reasons'
A popular Cumbrian pub has been closed suddenly 'for personal reasons.'
Last updated 3 September 2010
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Great North Swim postponed
Poisonous algae in Windermere has forced organisers to postpone this weekend's Great North Swim. (2 comments)
Last updated 2 September 2010
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Journalist convicted of making hoax calls to Cumbria mountain rescuers
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team has urged people not to risk jail by making fake calls to emergency services after a journalist was convicted of making hoax phone calls soon after the November floods.
Last updated 2 September 2010
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Parents arrested over death of teenage girl
The parents of suspected honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed, whose body was found in Cumbria, were arrested today over her death.
Last updated 2 September 2010
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Meningitis warning as Cumbria kids return to school
A warning has been issued to parents, urging them to be on their guard against meningitis as their children return to school after the summer holidays next week.
Last updated 2 September 2010
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Have your say
- Cumbrian health boss calls for end to cheap alcohol sales (3 comments)
- Keswick and Whitehaven big winners in Cumbria in Bloom awards (1 comment)
- Investigation as rats 'run wild' near Cumbrian town centre (7 comments)
- Asda decides not to join Cumbria rail station campaign
- Campaign rethink in bid to save Carlisle's former Lonsdale cinema (22 comments)
- Cumbria computer firm warns over scam virus calls (7 comments)
- Cumbrian cats charity bursting at the seams (22 comments)
- Former Carlisle city centre restaurant to reopen (7 comments)
- Carlisle mum and baby have lucky escape after lorry crashes into home (18 comments)
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