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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.
Hole closes west Cumbrian road after pipe collapses
Published 2 July 2009
A busy road in Egremont is still closed today after part of it collapsed yesterday.
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