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Firms fined after man fell 350 feet to his death at Sellafield nuclear site
Published 20 November 2008
The employers of a man who died after plunging 350ft down a radioactive Sellafield chimney have together been fined £250,000 for breaching health and safety practices which led to his death.
'I had loads of love and respect for my wife,' says Carlisle farmer accused of her murder
Published 20 November 2008
Murder accused Robert Wilson had sex with other women in his marital bed twice during the month after his wife died.
Tax office’s bank details blunder
Published 20 November 2008
A Government department sent a Carlisle woman someone else’s bank details through the post.
Rickergate homes blighted over Renaissance uncertainty
Published 20 November 2008
An estate agent says the Rickergate area of Carlisle has been “blighted” by uncertainty over Renaissance plans to redevelop the area.
Anger over rape cop's legal aid for bigger pension fight
Published 20 November 2008
One of the victims of a rapist policeman has demanded political intervention to stop him using taxpayers’ cash in his legal fight for a bigger pension.
Ambulance staff: Stop the abuse and violence
Published 20 November 2008
Violence and aggression against ambulance staff costs the NHS £69 million each year.
Copeland wins sporting status accolade
Published 20 November 2008
Copeland council has came top in the county for helping its sports clubs become more professional.
University and union join forces to boost teacher training
Published 20 November 2008
The University of Cumbria has teamed up with a leading teaching union in a bid to boost training opportunities for teachers.
£4 million Da Vinci painting trial date set
Published 20 November 2008
The trial will take place next year in the case of five men accused of demanding £4.25m for the return of a Da Vinci masterpiece stolen from a Dumfriesshire castle.
Cash for Age Concern gas customers
Published 20 November 2008
Age Concern gas customers are set to benefit from special cold weather payments to help them keep warm this winter.
£400,000 to beat poverty and unemployment in Carlisle
Published 20 November 2008
Carlisle Housing Association has given almost £400,000 in community projects since April.
Cumbria's top policewoman to retire next year
Published 20 November 2008
Cumbria's most senior policewoman is to retire next year.
Twelve outstanding Cumbrian schools praised by inspector
Published 20 November 2008
Twelve schools and six childminders in Cumbria have been praised by Her Majesty’s chief inspector of education.
Cumbria's violent crime victims missing out on compensation
Published 20 November 2008
Victims of violent crime are missing out on compensation because of bungling by Cumbria’s police force, a committee of MPs warns today.
Carlisle airport expansion plans welcomed in west Cumbria
Published 20 November 2008
Revamped plans to transform Carlisle Airport received a positive response in west Cumbria last night.
Tax-payers to fund Workington super-stadium referendum
Published 20 November 2008
Workington residents will be paying up to £10,000 for a referendum on the shared stadium next month.
Woman attacked on Whitehaven street
Published 20 November 2008
Police are investigating an alleged assault on a woman in Whitehaven on Sunday night.
First intake on Cumbria university's policing course
Published 20 November 2008
They are Cumbria’s crime-fighters of the future – some of the first students to enrol on the county’s new university course in policing.
Man charged over Carlisle garden stabbing
Published 20 November 2008
Detectives have charged a man with wounding after a 25-year-old suffered stab injuries in a reported fight in a garden.
Penrith man facing jail over riot in Carlisle pub
Published 20 November 2008
A man has been warned he could go to prison for his part in a riot in a Carlisle pub.
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