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Bravery can beat sex crimes

Sex predators in Cumbria are being allowed to walk away from their crimes without ever having to appear in court.

Last updated 8 February 2012
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60 years as monarch is a remarkable achievement

She has seen them come and she has seen them go. There may well even have been a few she’d have liked to have had seen off the premises.

Last updated 7 February 2012
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Subsidies create inequality

Cross-party MPs joining a rebellion against government policy isn’t the commonest of occurrences.

Last updated 7 February 2012
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One of life’s (considerably less pleasant) mysteries answered

Doggy doo? Doggy don’t! This is the message for dog owners in west Cumbria, where council workmen have been painting dog poo in an attempt to catch the culprits.

Last updated 6 February 2012
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A siege mentality in Carlisle's Castle ward?

The Liberal Democrats’ popularity has slumped since the last General Election.

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Much to admire in our Queen

She had never allowed room for doubt but today, marking the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne, the Queen renewed her promise to reign for the rest of her life.

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Be a friend and maybe save lives

The exceptional harshness of the last two winters may not have materialised yet. But that’s no reason for complacency.

Last updated 4 February 2012
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A bonus met with unease

We are entering ‘bonus season’, when bankers are rewarded with sums which inflate already large salaries to eye-watering proportions.

Last updated 3 February 2012
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Cumbrian hospitals need a quick cure

Hurrah! The long wait is finally over. The board of the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs our two major hospitals in Carlisle and Whitehaven, has decided that Northumbria Healthcare should take over the running of our healthcare.

Last updated 2 February 2012
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The tyrant, the traitor, the fraudster and Fred

There’s more than a whiff of medieval justice about the treatment of former RBS boss Fred Goodwin.

Last updated 2 February 2012
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New dimension to Auld Enemy clash

I'm really looking forward to the Six Nations kicking off this weekend – and especially the match between Scotland and England this weekend.

Last updated 2 February 2012
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Time for the truth to be told

The concept of secrecy rooted in commercial sensitivity is a difficult one for most people to accept, when they look with concern and stake-holding interest to the future stability of their local health services.

Last updated 2 February 2012
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The healing process starts here

The period of change has been long, some of its history bitter, but today the page turns on a new chapter for our hospitals.

Last updated 1 February 2012
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If we thought Hester’s pay was obscene, we ain’t seen nothing yet

It’s unfashionable to sympathise with fat cats and bank CEOs who have more money than conscience. (11 comments)

Last updated 31 January 2012
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Welcome education shake-up

Changes to the way schools can mask their own arguable performances are being made by the Government.

Last updated 31 January 2012
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With typical Cumbrian modesty

How many hours of TV coverage and how many pages of newspapers are devoted to people who are desperate to be famous?

Last updated 30 January 2012
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The slogan is elementary, my dear tourist board

Carlisle author Martin Daley draws much inspiration from his home city. His new book, The Casebook of Inspector Armstrong, features a Carlisle-based Edwardian detective.

Last updated 30 January 2012
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‘Turkeys voting for Christmas’

How much longer can it go on? No, not the new series of Dancing On Ice. Reiver is referring to the continued existence of two layers of local government in Cumbria.

Last updated 30 January 2012
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Right to turn down big bonus

Shamed into what passes in the banking world as restraint, the Royal Bank of Scotland’s chief executive has finally turned down his bonus.

Last updated 30 January 2012
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Benefits outweigh concerns

Many large developments will meet with opposition from people living nearby, fearing for their privacy or their security. So it’s no surprise that the plan for student accommodation in Denton Holme has its objectors.

Last updated 28 January 2012
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