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Man, 94, on sex charge
Published 10 October 2008
A 94-year-old man made a brief appearance in a Carlisle court this morning on a sex charge.
Cleator Moor townsfolk asked for their views on improvements
Published 10 October 2008
Cleator Moor residents will be given the chance to change their community for the better from today as part of a radical scheme.
Rewards for west Cumbrian police officers
Published 10 October 2008
A policeman whose forensic work resulted in 70 arrests was one of 17 to be commended at a ceremony in Workington.
New west Cumbria hospital consultation delayed until spring
Published 10 October 2008
A public consultation into where west Cumbria’s new hospital and health campus should be built will now not start until the spring.
Christmas shoppers urged to buy locally
Published 10 October 2008
Business and civic leaders in west Cumbria have appealed to shoppers to spend locally after experts predicted the worst Christmas on the High Street for decades.
D-day looms for Cumbria's 53rd windfarm
Published 10 October 2008
Flimby could be the site for Cumbria’s 53rd windfarm.
Golden years for couple who share their life
Published 10 October 2008
WHAT started out as a childhood friendship is still going strong almost 60 years later as a Whitehaven couple celebrate their golden wedding.
Hospital plans on the table
Published 10 October 2008
COCKERMOUTH residents will get a chance to hear more about proposals for redeveloping the town’s cottage hospital at a meeting later this month.
Jobs boom in store
Published 10 October 2008
THIS is the first look at the new Tesco store planned for Wigton which could create 270 new jobs.
MP Reed off to help Obama
Published 10 October 2008
AN MP is preparing to fly to America for the political battle of a lifetime – as the fight for the Whitehouse enters its final weeks.
Ceremony at Lakes College
Published 10 October 2008
A student award ceremony will take place at the Lakes College tonight.
Winning recyclers turn waste into prizes
Published 10 October 2008
THREE Cleator Moor families have won shopping vouchers for recycling their waste.
Warm welcome to work for restaurant team
Published 10 October 2008
THIRTY new employees started work at the United Utilities (UU) call centre at Whitehaven this month.
School to play host to poetry president
Published 10 October 2008
A POETRY president will visit Cockermouth School to celebrate poetry and science this month.
Opportunity Knox
Published 10 October 2008
AN ANIMAL hospital which opened two years ago at the Knoxwood Wildlife Rescue Centre near Wigton has become so successful that it now needs to double in size.
Free travel for injured war vets call
Published 10 October 2008
A MARYPORT councillor is campaigning for free bus travel in Allerdale for injured veterans.
Musical must end tomorrow
Published 10 October 2008
THEATREGOERS have until tomorrow to see the Workington Amateur Operatic Society’s production of Jekyll and Hyde.
Award for team at town castle
Published 10 October 2008
THE Friends of Egremont Castle have been given an award for their work in combating crime.
Brought to you by Cumbria fire service
Published 10 October 2008
THE Carlisle Fireshow – which attracts ten of thousands of people to Bitts Park each year – has gained a new sponsor.
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