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Victims let down by many

A judge has criticised police for failing to rescue young girls from the clutches of sex predator Azad Miah.

Last updated 16 May 2012
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A requiem for the fallen. They did not shop in vain

So miserable was my all too brief shopping expedition at the weekend, I turned back and came home within 10 chaotic minutes. (7 comments)

Last updated 15 May 2012
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Forgotten children of society

Girls who fell victim to Azad Miah’s predatory sex obsessions were vulnerable, desperate, rootless, lost.

Last updated 15 May 2012
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Put care before posturing

Budget cuts in the National Health Service are costing nurses’ jobs and disadvantaging patients, according to the Royal College of Nursing.

Last updated 15 May 2012
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I don’t know who’d be more thrilled if this were true

Spontaneous breast growth in a Cumbrian hotel.

Last updated 14 May 2012
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There are many good points to Cumbrian MP Tim Farron

A pointless politician? Surely not.

Last updated 14 May 2012
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Crime-fighting X Factor in action

Cumbria police have come up with an effective way to catch bicycle thieves.

Last updated 14 May 2012
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Profiting from other people’s misfortune is a distasteful practice. It is also a lucrative one, which explains the success of loan sharks and companies which operate within the law while charging punitively high interest rates.

Last updated 12 May 2012
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Power to the local people?

It’s all about power but, according to Cumbria County Council’s environment chief, councils and residents will have no power to stop plans for hundreds of pylons appearing across our countryside.

Last updated 11 May 2012
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Weetabix – sweet ‘n’ sour style

The end of civilisation as we know it, part 397...

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Richard Hammond and Julia Bradbury too exotic

A lot of fuss is being made about the new BBC1 wildlife show Planet Earth Live not being entirely live.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Don’t turn Carlisle into a ghost town

Hooray! Hoopers is going, now hopefully Primark will move in... That’s a rough idea of the response of many of our readers since bosses of the department store announced they are to cease trading.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Hard to see way out of deadlock

We’ve grown used to public service workers’ anger over budget cuts, pension adjustments and altered work terms.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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City centre must ride downturn

The shockwaves which ran through Carlisle as Hoopers announced its closure were evidence of the significance of that store to the city.

Last updated 9 May 2012
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We’re not stupid so stop insulting us

It always surprises me how, after an election, anyone calling themselves a politician can claim to know why people voted the way they did... and even why they didn’t vote at all.

Last updated 8 May 2012
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A problem caused by poor vision

Joined up thinking would give the clue that where new family homes are being built, more school places will be needed.

Last updated 8 May 2012
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My tweet memories

He may be one of the Premier League’s leading goalscorers. But Grant Holt hasn’t forgotten his roots.

Last updated 7 May 2012
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Books still electric for readers

If you didn’t get a Kindle or some other e-book for Christmas, you probably own one now.

Last updated 7 May 2012
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Stickers so we’re not suckered

Nothing has caused more frustration or anger in recent years than the price of petrol. The ever-spiralling increases have left the poor motorist gasping for breath and grasping for coppers as they struggle to afford it.

Last updated 5 May 2012
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