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Carlisle Utd's Wembley final brings back stirring memories for ex-player Dean Walling
The rhythmic chants reverberated around Wembley as Dean Walling puffed out his cheeks and heaved a sigh of relief.
Last updated 1 April 2011
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Would Cumbria benefit from the Lake District being a World Heritage Site?
Three little words can mean an awful lot. Take this trio: World Heritage Site. Sprinkle that over a place and it becomes a money magnet. Its status soars and visitors flock from around the world.
Last updated 25 March 2011
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Cumbria-based author takes inspiration from visits to Sweden
It used to be Rebus, Morse, Jane Tennyson and Wexford who we couldn’t wait to read, watch and help solve crimes. Now it is the detective work of Wallander, Lisbeth Salander and Sarah Lund that grips us in our millions.
Last updated 25 March 2011
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Deepest thoughts from behind the lines
We are left with several lines of text, written in green ink on one side of cream-coloured card. The words were written in January. Two weeks later, the writer was dead. At each location, Derek fixed the cards to boards. Soldiers gathered to read their comrades’ minds, multi-coloured and fluttering in the breeze.
Last updated 18 March 2011
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Birds of prey a speciality for Cumbrian vet
The drone of the passing traffic is soon forgotten as you walk in to Edda Pohlandt’s veterinary surgery. As soon as you shut the door, you’re greeted by the sound of a dog barking and birds squawking.
Last updated 11 March 2011
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Alternative schemes could plug gap left by Cumbria's axed bus services
It’s Tuesday morning in the Eden Valley and Ann Wilson heads to the bus stop to catch the 961 bus from Ellonby to Penrith.
Last updated 11 March 2011
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Stress - the main reason Cumbrian schools pay millions to supply teachers
The problem is apparent every school day. But its cause and solution continue to tax even the brightest students. The problem: teachers are off sick.
Last updated 4 March 2011
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Out of the Lake District woods – a story of love, hope and survival
When Claire Easton bought the Old Sawmill Tearoom, which nestles in the grounds of Mirehouse Estate and overlooks Bassenthwaite Lake, things got off to a glorious start.
Last updated 4 March 2011
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Will anyone get the money to solve Cumbria’s hospital problems?
For many years now, north Cumbria’s hospitals have been struggling to balance the books. (1 comment)
Last updated 25 February 2011
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Andrew Mottram - the man known on TV for tracking rabbit droppings
Tracking an adder requires stealth, explains Andrew Mottram. “Snakes don’t have ears as such. They have cells along their body that feel vibrations.
Last updated 25 February 2011
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Are apprenticeships the key to Cumbria's economic recovery?
It will go down in history as one of the most famously broken promises of all time. Along with “The cheque’s in the post,” “No more boom and bust” will be remembered as a classic British deception.
Last updated 18 February 2011
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Is Nigel Catterson the greenest man in Cumbria?
Black boots, black jeans, black shirt, but green at heart. With his monochrome outfit, trimmed beard and neatly-parked guitar, Nigel Catterson looks more like an ageing rock star than a committed environmentalist.
Last updated 11 February 2011
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Bobbies are still on the beat – but will crime rise after Cumbria police cutbacks?
On a quiet Tuesday lunchtime, Inspector Diane Bradbury leaves Brampton police station and walks up to Front Street, mingling with shoppers and giving advice to visitors unsure about the parking regulations.
Last updated 11 February 2011
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Cumbria council leader: We have not slashed and burned
The man responsible for pulling together a multi-million pound package of cuts at a cost of hundreds of jobs in Cumbria is remarkably upbeat. (2 comments)
Last updated 4 February 2011
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From Brussels deal maker to pouring tea in Uldale
A week is a long time in politics, but the events of last week alone could have filled a month.
Last updated 28 January 2011
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So we’ve recycled – what happens next to our rubbish?
The extent of Cumbria’s throwaway society was illuminated by 1,500 televisions being dumped in the county in a single month.
Last updated 28 January 2011
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Is our respect for law and order at an all-time low?
A witness fails to turn up for a trial, posters warn people not to ‘snitch’ to the police, student protests turn to violence. Is our respect for law and order at an all-time low – or are these blips, rarities that don’t reflect the true picture of the world we live in?
Last updated 21 January 2011
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Cumbrian job that leaves you on top of the world
Like many people, Jason Taylor has heard tales of “The Fell Top Assessor”, a mythical creature who can occasionally be spotted in the Cumbrian hills...
Last updated 14 January 2011
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North Cumbrian villagers preparing to fight new wind turbines battle
She thought she’d won the war. It turns out that Allison Stamper may only have won the battle.
Last updated 14 January 2011
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Cumbrian father and son like peas in a pod
Tony Caig, Carlisle United goalkeeping coach and terrace hero, is thinking about his relationship with his father Ged, the head of the GMB union’s Cumbria branch.
Last updated 7 January 2011
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