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Here’s hoping Harry Redknapp can spur Cumbrians into a land of learning

Judy Pringle photo He is tipped for the top football job in the country – that of England manager.

Last updated 4 February 2012
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Trades Hall Centre's services in as much demand as ever

JMercia Haughan photo It happened more than 30 years ago but the memory remains crystal clear in JMercia Haughan’s mind.

Last updated 2 February 2012
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Lifeline for Cumbria's rubbish tips threatened with closure

Rubbish tip photo Cumbria's closure-threatened household-waste tips have been thrown a lifeline. (15 comments)

Last updated 1 February 2012
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The success of ‘a funny little place’ in Cumbria

Old Crown pub photo A visit to the Old Crown at Hesket Newmarket is a bit like “putting on a comfy, old slipper”, according to Julian Ross, chairman of the pub management committee which runs the idyllic, rural drinking hole.

Last updated 26 January 2012
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Companies have legal duty to look after breast implant patients - health chief

Breast implants photo Women across Cumbria are among thousands in the UK now discovering they have been fitted with substandard breast implants.

Last updated 25 January 2012
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Male rape: Cumbrian charity highlights 'taboo issue'

Carol Tindall photo The Cockermouth-based West Cumbria Rape Crisis Unit will launch a publicity campaign next month to bring the issue of male rape out into the open. (3 comments)

Last updated 23 January 2012
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Should bad teachers be sent home?

Mike Gibbons photo In the present climate there are few commodities more precious than job security. So measures making it easier to sack people are going to cause a great deal of uneasiness.

Last updated 17 January 2012
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It is over to you – does Cumbria want an underground nuclear dump?

Nuclear dump graphic Cumbrians have a huge decision to make this year. Its implications could be with us for the next 200,000 years. We are going to have to decide whether to allow Britain’s high-level radioactive waste to be buried deep underground at a site somewhere in our county. (24 comments)