Ed Sheeran’s a big hit in CA postcode

A-haaar maties! Pass the rum an’ shiver me timbers, it seems we’re surrounded by pirates.

Last updated 20 September 2012
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Kate Middleton topless photos: Let's move on

Get over it. Our economy is in crisis, jobs and wages are shrinking and were sitting through the worst series of X Factor ever.

Last updated 20 September 2012
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Where’s the logic in closing our schools?

Last week we were told we should all have conservatories, this week, we learn funding for our schools should all change.

Last updated 20 September 2012
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It ended in tears last time, let’s not go there again

It’s that sense of deja-vu that makes the Duchess of Cambridge’s stolen holiday snaps such a heart-sinking disappointment. (13 comments)

Last updated 19 September 2012
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Shops shouldn’t stop Carlisle United scheme

Some seem to think Carlisle United’s dreams of a new 12,000-capacity, all-seater stadium at Kingmoor Park are dead in the water. (13 comments)

Last updated 18 September 2012
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Carlisle’s small but stylish part in Wiggo’s success

Thousands of Cumbrians turned out to see the Tour of Britain as it sped through the county last week. The star attraction was Bradley Wiggins.

Last updated 17 September 2012
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It’s Biggs and it’s not clever

IF YOU’D been tepid about the idea of a drama series concentrating on the life Charmian Biggs in the beginning, you’ll be stone cold and turning off by now.

Last updated 15 September 2012
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Parade’s at a loose end over on BBC2

PARADE’S End (BBC2) makes Downton Abbey look like Coronation Street with tiaras.

Last updated 15 September 2012
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America’s answer to the Leveson Inquiry

There were so many loose ends to tie in the finale of The Newsroom (Sky Atlantic), it’s amazing it didn’t come with a free knitting pattern.

Last updated 15 September 2012
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The thickness of Dave

THIS week’s page has been pulled together at the last minute I’m afraid and I’ve been ploughing my way through a small rainforest of brochures for extruded plastic environments.

Last updated 13 September 2012
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We have to say no to nuclear dump

The answer must surely be no. Multi-billion pound plans for an underground nuclear waste dump in the west of the county must be turned down by Cumbria’s policy makers.

Last updated 13 September 2012
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Come back soon please

IT WAS fantastic to see the Africa Express pull in to Carlisle train station and to hear the amazing sounds of the musicians on board.

Last updated 13 September 2012
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Legacy has to be a more positive outlook

LEGACY, it’s a word that you only really hear in sitcoms that poke fun of politicians and PR people.

Last updated 13 September 2012
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Jury of public opinion has passed judgement

It probably shouldn’t come as any great surprise to learn that some judges are distanced markedly from most other people’s grasp of reality.

Last updated 11 September 2012
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Premiere should have been here

Last updated 11 September 2012
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I don’t want that image in my head, thank you

I COULD just about stomach Ann Widdecombe’s dancing and quickly recovered from Boris’s Olympic jigging.

Last updated 11 September 2012
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The gold medal for being booed goes to...

THE glorious Paralympics have drawn to a close and with them has gone the last hope of London 2012’s hot, sunny summer making a last minute sprint into Cumbria.

Last updated 11 September 2012
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That’s what I call dedication to duty

LOWTHER Castle is an intriguing place. Built 200 years ago for the Lowther family, it was abandoned in the 1930s and gradually fell into dereliction.

Last updated 10 September 2012
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‘High by a tarn stood a lonely goatherd...’

PEOPLE travelling to Talkin Tarn are now passing over an upgraded level crossing. This features four rising barriers and a new warning sound system.

Last updated 10 September 2012
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