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az333 As it draws to a close, it would be fair to say the summer of 2012 hasn’t been great

Last updated 5 September 2012
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The train now singing on platform three...

africa001 Musicians are unruly, unpredictable creatures. Get more than three or four together and tempers fray, disagreements erupt and fights break out – and that’s just among members of the same band.

Last updated 4 September 2012
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Cumbrian lorry driver's career turns towards children's books

Tim Stead photo In the course of his career driving Eddie Stobart lorries, Tim Stead had to make a lot of turnings. Now the truck driver-turned-artist has taken another, into writing children’s books.

Last updated 21 August 2012
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Creating order out of chaos at Carlisle's problem academy school

Russ Wallace photo It was a problem that had reached Westminster back in early 2009. What to do about Carlisle’s problem academy?

Last updated 16 July 2012
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Will the shows still go on if the rain falls again?

Elsie Martlew photo Walls collapsing onto railway lines, cars swept into rivers, factories flooded, the River Caldew reaching the top of the arches at Caldewgate Bridge, the cricket ground at Blencathra coated in sludge and Threlkeld villagers damming their doorways with sandbags.

Last updated 2 July 2012
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When I’m at home I can’t wait to put my jogging pants on

Natasha Cooper photo Natasha Cooper is without doubt someone you’d notice if you passed her in the street.

Last updated 2 July 2012
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We live with MS and this is what it’s really like...

Sarah Ransley photo To look at, Sarah Ransley is the picture of health. You would never guess that she has a chronic illness – until she lists her symptoms.

Last updated 27 June 2012
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Carlisle football team retires to say farewell to founder member

Geoff Brown photo Geoff Brown’s story features no medals, no national anthems and no flaming torch carried through the streets.

Last updated 26 June 2012
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Hidden in the hills

LG books230612b When historians come to write the history of the early 21st century they’ll have to mention the work of David Clark.

Last updated 23 June 2012
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Carlisle man is literally making it in the world of Hollywood movies

Ben Sanderson photo In the weird and wonderful world of animation everything shifts: size, time, perspective. In other words, reality.

Last updated 19 June 2012
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School prom: A big day in young lives

Prom dress photo It started in America, now it seems there isn’t a secondary school in the country that doesn’t stage its own high school prom as a way for sweet 16s to mark their final school days.

Last updated 18 June 2012
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Neil’s our best dad by following in his own father’s footsteps

da1neil One of the biggest compliments you could pay Neil Daniel is to say that he brings up his sons as his father raised him.

Last updated 16 June 2012
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Bill’s Wembley memories from 1951 FA Cup vinyl

af 1951 1 If it’s details about football teams, players, scores or even just a general chat about football from the 1950s onwards you want, then Bill Martin is your man. He isn’t just a football fan with utter devotion to one particular team though.

Last updated 9 June 2012
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There’s excellence here – we just need more support

sm suejeff With two young children, Sue Jefferson should have been running around enjoying time with her family. But just a year after her youngest daughter Lucy was born, she started to experience severe pains in her joints that left her virtually immobile.

Last updated 7 June 2012
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It takes lots of time and love... but not money

douglas76 Dad-of-seven Anthony Stephanou says that if he won the Lottery, stopping work and spending time with his kids would be top of his wish list.

Last updated 7 June 2012
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Giving that comes with a reward

stuartwatson65 Stuart Watson happily admits that his reasons for becoming a volunteer were not entirely selfless.

Last updated 6 June 2012
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Getting safer and better every year

applebyhorse65e Tomorrow the population of Appleby will grow to around 12 times its usual size – just as it has been doing every June for around 300 years.

Last updated 6 June 2012
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A fine show of talent

uoc55j It has to be one of the biggest art shows anywhere. Studios, hallways, corridors and room after room at two of the University of Cumbria’s buildings are crammed with dazzling work never displayed before.

Last updated 5 June 2012
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Meet the Carlisle man who makes music from rubbish

Ben Gates photo When you walk into Ben Gates’ workshop you’re not quite sure where to look first.

Last updated 30 May 2012
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'I do enjoy being Keswick town crier. It really is a treat, an indulgence'

Bob Bryden photo Nestled among the northern fells, Keswick has long been popular with visitors and daytrippers. But though it’s favoured as a base for walkers or a pitstop for those on the Lake District tourist trail, the town is perhaps less well-known for its rich history.