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Abuse, threats and attempted fire-bombing: The life and times of a Carlisle restaurant boss
He started work as a 14-year-old dishwasher and lived on just 50p a week as he saved to buy his own restaurant.
Last updated 31 May 2010
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Cumbria waits to find out where the Government axe will fall
They’re just numbers – wafting over the airwaves and blinking up on the TV screen. Big numbers, like £309m from here, £100m from there, £233m less from that budget.
Last updated 28 May 2010
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Cumbrian journalist waging one man war against Fifa
Andrew Jennings pounds his hands up and down to mime the typing of most national newspaper sportswriters.
Last updated 21 May 2010
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At home with a red door, the Tory MP who has turned Carlisle blue
In leafy Great Corby, the home of Carlisle’s new MP is made distinctive by a resplendent cherry red front door. “It has been commented upon,” says Conservative John Stevenson.
Last updated 21 May 2010
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Carlisle SAS hero who helped bring Iranian embassy siege to an end
Thirty years ago a crack squad of SAS soldiers fought their way into the Iranian Embassy in London to free a group of hostages. One of them was Rusty Firmin from Carlisle
Last updated 17 May 2010
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Why the coalition is upsetting the markets in Cumbria
Roger Lytollis gauged the opinions of voters at more traditional markets in the wake of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat alliance
Last updated 17 May 2010
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Red squirrels not out of the woods yet
Red squirrels are never out of the news in Cumbria, even though 20 years ago we might have expected them to be consigned to the history books by now.
Last updated 12 May 2010
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Terry’s been there for us at the start and the end
If there is another job which deals in such extremes of joy and despair, Terry Lewis cannot easily bring it to mind. Having officiated at 2,000 weddings, give or take a bouquet or two, has Terry acquired an instinct for whether the union is likely to be a happy one?
Last updated 7 May 2010
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How building fast cars can speed Cumbria towards economic recovery
When Malcolm Wilson looks at Cumbria, he sees the same attributes many of its other residents see. A beautiful place. A calm pace of life. An industrious people.
Last updated 30 April 2010
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Cumbrian woman named young Scottish journalist of the year
Former Wigton Nelson Thomlinson School pupil Victoria Raimes has been named Young Journalist of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards.
Last updated 30 April 2010
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Cumbrian doctor who is always ready for an adventure
Lucy Dickinson has treated scorpion stings, once went 10 weeks without a shower and slept with a rifle beside her bed in case a bear crept into her tent.
Last updated 23 April 2010
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Why it’s now cool to be a scout in Cumbria
Think of scouting and what do you picture? Woggle-wearing boys going through arcane rituals before launching into Ging Gang Goolie round the campfire?
Last updated 23 April 2010
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Cumbria's business leaders do not know who to vote for
With the General Election being held on the same day as local elections, will national or local issues prove a greater sway in influencing where people mark their 'X'?
Last updated 9 April 2010
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Carlisle yoga teacher is one of country's most inspirational women
Carlisle-based yoga teacher Debz Sladen, who runs her own successful studio, talks about how she turned her life around
Last updated 9 April 2010
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Poems worth their weight in gold
One day Mark Griffiths came home from school to find two strangers in the house.
Last updated 6 April 2010
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Carlisle ex-marine held hostage at gunpoint in Nigeria for 19 days
He survived a gun-battle, threats of execution and being held hostage for 19 days in tropical swampland.
Last updated 2 April 2010
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How a New Yorker grew to love Cumbria
Past the pair of Calvin Klein wellies at the doorway and downstairs to the kitchen, where a snappy offer of “tea... coffee... Champagne?” is delivered.
Last updated 26 March 2010
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Eric Martlew: ‘I think I’ve done a good job. Some people will agree, some will not’
With power came responsibility. And in the spring of 2003, Eric Martlew was acutely aware that the lives of British soldiers and Iraqi civilians could be altered, or ended, by MPs’ votes.
Last updated 26 March 2010
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Eric Martlew – from Carlisle to Whitehall
In the office where hundreds of constituents have opened their hearts, now it’s Eric Martlew’s turn.
Last updated 19 March 2010
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Eden Valley Hospice boss aiming to make a difference
When she first came to Cumbria six years ago, Sheila Goodliffe faced an impossible challenge.
Last updated 12 March 2010
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