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Sex videos blackmail warning from Cumbria police
Four men have been fleeced by an internet ‘honey trap’ after paying bribery demands to keep sex videos secret.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Cumbria police name woman who died at house
A woman who died at a house at the weekend has been identified by police.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Driver cut free after crash near Carlisle garden centre
Emergency services were called to the scene of a two car crash.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Health experts visit Whitehaven hospital in mortality probe
A team of 12 experts travels to the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven today as part of an urgent review into shocking mortality rates.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Murder accused only found out about fatal stabbing when police told her
A woman accused with two other people of murdering a Polish factory worker said she had no idea anybody had died until the police told her.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Firms meet to discuss second Cumbria Day
Businesses in Cumbria are meeting to discuss staging another ‘Cumbria Day’ to celebrate all that’s good about the county.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Melvyn Bragg: I choose suicide over lingering dementia death
Cumbrian author and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg has said he would rather kill himself than suffer a lingering death from dementia.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Victims of rape need more help, says Cumbria crime chief
Cumbria's crime commissioner says it’s “unacceptable” the county has no centre where sex attack victims can go to be examined. (13 comments)
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Talks over Cumbria council coalition continue
Talks were today set to continue between the three main political parties to decide the structure of Cumbria’s new county council administration. (3 comments)
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Jail for pair who stole from leisure centre changing rooms
Two men who stole from lockers in the changing rooms at the Sands Centre in Carlisle have been sent to jail.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Blacklist threat to Cumbrian beaches
Cumbrian beaches are under threat of being blacklisted from new rules handed down from Brussels, a local MEP has warned.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Tribute to woman who helped set up Carlisle breast care support group
An inspirational woman who helped set up Carlisle’s Breast Care Support Group has died.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Factory staff back industrial action in pay row
Workers at a chemical plant have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over pay.
Last updated 7 May 2013
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Blind woman robbed on Carlisle street
A blind woman was robbed of her handbag on a Carlisle street this afternoon.
Last updated 7 May 2013
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Offenders help give Cumbrian museum building a makeover
A Grade-II listed building bequeathed to the people of Workington as a museum is undergoing a major facelift by offenders carrying out community payback as part of their sentence.
Last updated 7 May 2013
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Cumbrian man on last leg of 10,000-mile bike ride
A former Cockermouth School pupil who quit his job to cycle 10,000 miles around the world is on the final leg of his journey in Australia.
Last updated 7 May 2013
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Inspectors visit north Cumbria hospitals as part of death rates probe
An inspection team will visit north Cumbria’s two main hospitals today as part of their probe into high death rates.
Last updated 7 May 2013
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Cumbrian student wins nurse of year award
A student nurse from the University of Cumbria has won an award.
Last updated 7 May 2013
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Fresh bid to find Cumbrian woman last seen in Australia 15 years ago
Detectives are to revisit the site where a backpacker who vanished in Australia nearly 15 years ago was last seen.
Last updated 7 May 2013
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Cumbrian town centre road to close for two weeks for sewer work
Motorists are facing up to two weeks of lengthy diversions as major sewerage works are carried out along one of Workington’s busiest roads.
Last updated 7 May 2013
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