Thursday, 11 March 2010

Reiver

Can we all say ciao to potholes?

Might this be one for Dragons’ Den?

Last updated 8 March 2010
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Beep then birdsong are most popular tones

A new poll suggests that birdsong is the most popular alarm tone, after the traditional beep.

Last updated 8 March 2010
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NHS should have sat on this idea

No wonder the public sector has financial problems when it offers a salary of £36,779 to a piece of furniture.

Last updated 8 March 2010
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Babies are so 2005!

YouU may have expected the general election to be fought on issues like the economy and education. Not a bit of it.

Last updated 1 March 2010
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‘The ride of a wifetime’

Gretna Green – the home of romance. Kind of...

Last updated 1 March 2010
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Minister needs sympathy with his tea

A live video link – the ideal solution for today’s busy professional.

Last updated 1 March 2010
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At least some Twits have a sense of humour

The number of people using Twitter is growing at an alarming rate.

Last updated 22 February 2010
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So this is why Toyota has got problems

Cumbria has long been considered a favourite location for strange visitors from other worlds. And no, we’re not talking about Lake District day-trippers from Scotland and Yorkshire.

Last updated 22 February 2010
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Going underground?

Carlisle artist David Parkin has used his talents to create an unusual coffin for a music fan.

Last updated 22 February 2010
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Don’t come dine with me ladies

Jordan, Kerry Katona and Amy Winehouse. This is a dinner party recipe for disaster, Cumbrian-style, according to a survey of the nation’s fantasy guests.

Last updated 15 February 2010
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Waiter, there’s a chef in my soup

World's smallest chefs to visit Cumbria!

Last updated 15 February 2010
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The zebra: the season’s most fashionable animal

After last year’s infamous ‘barbecue summer’ prediction by the Met Office, it takes a brave man/woman/homeware chain to talk up 2010’s prospects for fun and sunshine.

Last updated 15 February 2010
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Who is our mystery sportsman?

QUESTION of Sport viewers have long grappled with the mystery guest round.

Last updated 15 February 2010
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Our most famous, in black and white

Cumbrian scientist John Dalton died more than 150 years ago, but he is still spreading knowledge in the internet age.

Last updated 8 February 2010
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Lord Bragg spells it out for Reiver

At last the truth has been revealed.

Last updated 8 February 2010
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If you go to the gym at night...

Thousands of flyers for Bannatyne’s Health Club in Carlisle are currently being distributed around Cumbria.

Last updated 8 February 2010
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A water wonderland?

Proposals to harness the Solway Firth’s tides for energy are sure to provoke debate and disagreement.

Last updated 8 February 2010
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Carlisle Utd should Fox opponents

Seeing ourselves as others see us can be enlightening, amusing, and a little embarrassing.

Last updated 1 February 2010
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Why Will Greenwood felt a complete... fool

They don’t come much tougher than rugby players. Big, strapping lads who fear nothing.

Last updated 1 February 2010
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Dogs bid for place on catwalk

At last – a search for models who need not be stick thin or conventionally beautiful.

Last updated 1 February 2010
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