Empty Cumbrian shops set to be transformed by artists
The number of empty shops in our towns are a noticeable sign of the economic slowdown but an art initiative to bring them back to life starts today.
Past & Present
Carlisle’s early push bike pioneer
In 1947 Mr L Nunn wrote to The Cumberland News to say “opposite Cecil Street, where a garage now stands, was a wooden building known as Robinson’s cycle shop.”
Agenda
There is still a vision to regenerate Carlisle, says city council leader
Fierce critics of Carlisle Renaissance – and there are plenty of them – may now be cheerfully convinced they’ve successfully seen off a costly mistake.
The number of empty shops in our towns are a noticeable sign of the economic slowdown but an art initiative to bring them back to life starts today.
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