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Don’t blame the gulls – would you like to be disturbed while mating?
‘Suspense and shock beyond anything you have seen or imagined!’ No, not another England penalty shoot-out.
Last updated 16 July 2012
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The future of barbies?
Triumphing over adversity is one of those things Britain is supposed to excel at.
Last updated 16 July 2012
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Game of two halves
Congratulations to all involved in the CFM v Hollyoaks charity football match at Workington Reds.
Last updated 16 July 2012
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Drivers can help keep roads safe
More than 70 motorists were caught offending by Cumbria police during a recent road safety campaign. (6 comments)
Last updated 12 July 2012
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I’m warming to this message
Keep Calm and Carry On. If Britain’s bulldog spirit could be summed up in five words, there they are.
Last updated 9 July 2012
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Beckham should have been picked for Olympic team
I am in no way a David Beckham fan, but even I can see the foolishness and wasted opportunity in not picking him for the GB Olympic football team.
Last updated 5 July 2012
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Maybe we should all bank more ethically
So Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has finally resigned in the wake of the rate-rigging scandal.
Last updated 5 July 2012
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So you’ll all be taking a pay cut then, will you?
MPS could be given Fridays off under plans currently being considered by... er, MPs. (15 comments)
Last updated 3 July 2012
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Armed Forces deserve praise every day
There wasn’t an Armed Forces Day when I was at school. And for the life in me, I can’t imagine why.
Last updated 3 July 2012
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I'm Paul but the gaffer called me Peter
The plight of Glasgow Rangers has divided opinion among football fans.
Last updated 2 July 2012
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Attack of the killer shrimp
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, along comes the killer shrimp.
Last updated 2 July 2012
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I love my garden. It’s like another room in the pub
They say you’ve to reach a certain age before you can take a genuine interest in gardening – beyond reading Alan Titchmarsh’s fantasy fiction, anyway.
Last updated 29 June 2012
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The dessert that wasn't so delightful after all
It's funny how your memory can play strange tricks. How it varnishes remembrance with a veneer of affection and fondness or a smear of disdain and disgust. The things you liked, you really, really liked; the stuff you didn’t was foul and disgraceful.
Last updated 28 June 2012
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Clean up if you want to attract business
Plans have been unveiled to transform Carlisle’s distinguished old Post Office building into a stately, dignified and much-needed vodka bar.
Last updated 28 June 2012
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A long way to fall from your moral high horse Mr Cameron
You’ve got to hand it to him. He’s hit the nail right on the head. David Cameron’s not nearly as daft as his hastily dumped pasty tax plan might suggest.
Last updated 26 June 2012
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On your marks, get set...
The Olympic torch relay proved hugely popular as it travelled through Cumbria.
Last updated 25 June 2012
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Our friends in the north?
Not long now until Workington Reds fans see their team’s fixtures for next season.
Last updated 25 June 2012
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Beautiful. And we never burnt anyone at the stake
So the Lake District is a “supermarket for walking” is it? At least, that’s the verdict of a tourist officer for some long-forgotten corner of Lancashire.
Last updated 21 June 2012
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It’s not a question of counting but of caring
The recent rush of bad news for families – and those children who would dearly love one – was desperate in its pessimism. (3 comments)
Last updated 19 June 2012
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He’s just pulling our Clegg
They say everyone has a novel inside them and deputy prime ministers are no exception. Nick Clegg admits that in his early 20s he began writing a book but never finished it.
Last updated 18 June 2012
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