Mark Green

‘He’s having the worst day of his life... over, and over’

It was Groundhog Day this week.

Last updated 4 February 2010
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Breast reduction for men growing fast, say Baaps

Titter ye not... but breast reduction ops for men is the fastest growing part of the cosmetic surgery industry for the second year running.

Last updated 4 February 2010
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We deserve to die with some dignity

Should we choose when we want to die? If we’re suffering a painful, lingering death, should we be able to tell medics when enough is enough?

Last updated 4 February 2010
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Finally, some action to rejuvenate Carlisle

What is it about city planners? You wait years – decades even – for a place to be renovated, reborn, smartened up, then three different schemes all come along at once.

Last updated 28 January 2010
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Well hello, Trolley

Not content with dominating our shopping habits, forcing independent traders to the wall, taking over our insurance and muscling in on banking... Tesco is now going into the movies.

Last updated 28 January 2010
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A friendly kiss beats a limp handshake

How we greet each other says a lot about us and what we think of others.

Last updated 28 January 2010
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Evans above, that’s enough!

There are lots of annoying adverts on TV at the moment, but surely the worst one is on BBC.

Last updated 21 January 2010
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Praise to the council – yes, I do mean it...

maintickner Steadily but surely, work to return Cockermouth to normal continues. And I’m delighted at the role Allerdale Council is playing.

Last updated 21 January 2010
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It isn’t any old sprout, it’s an expensive top

GREAT! So now we’ve got a new type of cabbage to get our kids to eat.

Last updated 21 January 2010
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I’ll take a sledge to work!

sm marksledge3 Yes, it has been around a long time, yes, the pavements are still a disgrace and yes, we should never get caught out like this again.

Last updated 14 January 2010
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Cumbria's local problems are of London’s making

WHILE I’m on about making the most of the wintry conditions, Copeland MP Jamie Reed is encouraging us to claim money back from our local councils if we don’t think they have done a good job gritting and clearing snow.

Last updated 14 January 2010
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Why not sand the roads?

HURRAH! Some sort of common sense, blue sky, left-field thinking has been going on in the county council.

Last updated 7 January 2010
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Anyone got a volcano?

A snazzy 40-odd page new brochure outlining a glossy, green-living future for Cumbria has just landed on my desk.

Last updated 7 January 2010
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Time health chiefs showed some grit

I’m not surprised medics across Cumbria have been called out to help more than 200 people in the county who have slipped and fallen during the recent wintry conditions.

Last updated 31 December 2009
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Is this the shape of men to come?

Marks t-shirt photo Good news for those of us suffering from PCS (post Christmas spread) – or just sad, sagging bellies.

Last updated 31 December 2009
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Happy 2010. Honestly

I could look back over the past year and the decade, but it’s all been too miserable and has been done by everyone else already.

Last updated 31 December 2009
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Lowly teatowels and wise words

Christmas means different things to different people and the key ingredient varies from person to person.

Last updated 24 December 2009
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Same old false promises... but on TV

David Cameron photo 1 Hurrah! The three main political parties have agreed to take part in live US Presidential-style television debates in the run-up to the general election.

Last updated 24 December 2009
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Stand by for a melting moment

Imagine you are a TV or pop star who never really made it big. You might have appeared as a muddling, middle-range character in a soap for a year or so, you might have starred in The Bill or Casualty, or you might have been in a boy band or girl group that had a few hits, but faded quickly.

Last updated 24 December 2009
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