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New Carlisle choir crosses the generation gap

Eleanor Hancock photo Teenagers are joining in singing with octogenarians as Carlisle Community Choir gathers momentum.

Last updated 15 June 2013
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Planners wait to see what turbines rules change will mean to Cumbria

Allerdale scrutiny committee photo More applications for wind turbines in west Cumbria are likely to be turned down under new Government rules, Allerdale council’s top planner has said.

Last updated 15 June 2013
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Swimmers flood into the Lakes for weekend of action

North Swim photo Swimmers from across the world have arrived in the Lake District for the country’s biggest open water swimming event, the Great North Swim.

Last updated 15 June 2013
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Cumbrian pupils invited to university advice day

School pupils who are thinking about whether to go on and study at university are being invited to a higher education fair.

Last updated 15 June 2013
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Cumbrian debt workers demand debate with MPs

Andy AUld photo Welfare workers have called for meetings with Cumbria’s MPs about the effect changes are having on people struggling to make ends meet.

Last updated 15 June 2013
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Cumbria police spend £250,000 on car repairs

Kevin Greenhow photo Cumbria police spent more than £250,000 repairing force cars after nearly 400 accidents.

Last updated 15 June 2013
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Carlisle youngsters get comfortable with transition to secondary school

Stepping Stones Carlisle photo It was child’s play for a group of more than 100 primary school pupils in Carlisle who are about to make the transition to “big” school.

Last updated 15 June 2013
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Sex act circus man from Cumbria avoids prison

A circus performer who carried out a sex act on the internet in front of a 14-year-old boy has been spared prison.

Last updated 15 June 2013
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'I'm a celebrity' Cumbrian drug man tells police

A cannabis grower who described himself as a “local celebrity” after asking if he could have his book on how to grow the drug back in court has appeared before magistrates again.

Last updated 15 June 2013
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More reports of cars following Cumbrian children

Two more reports of children being followed by cars are being investigated by west Cumbria police.

Last updated 15 June 2013
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Cumbrian man cleared of historic abuse and rape charges

Clive Anderson photo A man accused of abusing a girl more than 30 years ago has been cleared by a jury after his barrister suggested his accuser may be a victim of false memory syndrome.

Last updated 15 June 2013
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Cumbrian Mike Phillips cleans up in honours list

Mike Phillips photo The former chairman of a national environmental charity is “very proud and delighted” to have been given an OBE.

Last updated 15 June 2013
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Man flown to Newcastle hospital after cars and HGV collide

Waverton road crash photo A man has been airlifted to hospital after a three-vehicle crash on a north Cumbrian road.

Last updated 14 June 2013
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Warning to check tickets for McFly gig in Whitehaven

McFly photo An appeal has been made for all Whitehaven Festival-goers to check their tickets.

Last updated 14 June 2013
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Father and son factory bosses facing VAT charges

Geoff Tubman photo A father and son have appeared in court in connection with VAT offences.

Last updated 14 June 2013
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Sellafield fined £700,000 for dumping radioactive waste

Sellafield site photo A judge has slapped a £700,000 fine on Sellafield Limited for a blunder which resulted in four bags of radioactive waste being sent to landfill in Cumbria.

Last updated 14 June 2013
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Probe into Sellafield chemical blunder

Sellafield site aerial photo An investigation is underway after a blunder at Sellafield’s Thorp reprocessing plant saw workers prepare to flood it with the wrong chemical.

Last updated 14 June 2013
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Support for zip wire persuades Honister bosses to consider new proposal

Honister mine photo New plans for a controversial zip wire to carry thrill-seekers from the top of a Lake District peak could be tabled soon after a tourist attraction received “overwhelming” support to try again.