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West Cumbrian post office closed after audit

Published 2 July 2009

A west Cumbrian post office has been closed following an audit this week.

Manhunt after armed robbers raid Carlisle Tesco store

Published 2 July 2009

Terrified supermarket staff were sprayed with an unknown liquid and forced into a cash office by masked robbers with metal bars in a raid at Carlisle’s main Tesco store.

Sellafield route 'could be closed for weeks'

Published 2 July 2009

A BUSY road in Egremont is still closed after part of it collapsed Wednesday morning.

Carlisle pensioners complete Wainwright round - for nineteenth time

Published 2 July 2009

Four retired men with a combined age of 289 had cause for celebration when they toasted the completion of Cumbria’s famous Wainwright round – not once but 19 times.

Border towns gear up for money-spinning events

Published 2 July 2009

An entire town is looking to Longtown depot worker Craig Johnston as the man who will preserve their pride.

£6 million to cut Settle to Carlisle rail journeys by ninety seconds

Published 2 July 2009

A multi-million pound project on the Settle-to-Carlisle line will see train speeds double and delays reduced.

Heritage funding bid for Whitehaven fails

Published 2 July 2009

A heritage lottery bid for cash to help regenerate Whitehaven town centre has fallen at the first hurdle.

Packed weekend of shows and festivals across Cumbria

Published 2 July 2009

Cumbria is gearing up for a bumper weekend of summer fun with a host of family events planned across the county.

Lakes planners back new climbing wall near Keswick

Published 2 July 2009

Keswick's climbing wall is open for business after Lake District planners gave the project the thumbs-up.

New heart attack treatment may be introduced into Cumbria

Published 2 July 2009

Doctors are looking into the possibility of introducing a life-saving service into Cumbria.

Shake-up for Cumbria's family health services

Published 2 July 2009

Hundreds of staff could be transferred to a different employer in a shake-up of Cumbria’s family health services.

As temperatures peak, Met men warn Cumbria of more thunderstorms

Published 2 July 2009

Break out the ice creams, it’s summer at last. Cumbrians flocked to rivers and lakes around the county yesterday as temperatures soared as high as 27 degrees – the hottest day of the year so far.

Painful decisions ahead, warns Cumbria's new university chief

Published 2 July 2009

The new vice-chancellor of the University of Cumbria says he will have to make some tough decisions to ensure the institution can tackle immediate economic worries while striving to develop its long-term future.

Two jailed for assault and robbery in house

Published 2 July 2009

Two teenagers have been sentenced to more than five years’ detention by the Sheriff at Dumfries after an incident in Annan in which a man was assaulted and robbed of £100 and a quantity of cannabis.

Warning for speeding Carlisle taxi driver

Published 2 July 2009

A Carlisle taxi driver escaped with a warning after he was caught speeding at 44mph in a 30mph zone with a passenger in his cab.

Prime Minister backs bid to create Cumbria energy coast

Published 2 July 2009

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has thrown his weight behind west Cumbria’s plan for an energy coast – as he called for all parties to support the nuclear option to secure Britain’s energy needs.

Carlisle shopping centre scraps free parking for disabled

Published 2 July 2009

Disabled people who use Shopmobility to get around Carlisle city centre are losing their free parking at The Lanes.

Cumbrian trail run expecting record entries

Published 2 July 2009

A THIRTEEN-MILE run which made up part of Lowther Show is expecting a record turnout this year – despite the show being called off.

Cumbrian dad tells court he never raped 12-year-old girls

Published 2 July 2009

A married father of two from Maryport told a jury at Carlisle Crown Court he had never had sex with either of the two 12-year-old girls he is accused of raping.