Reiver

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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Come on then comedians, stand-up for Cumbria

Reiver has previously lamented the lack of Cumbrian comedians. While just about every other part of the UK can boast at least one household name in the field of rib-tickling, Cumbria has none.

Last updated 23 January 2012
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There’s no such thing as an Eddie Stobart desert

As Carlisle man John Vass refuelled at a remote petrol station in the Kuwaiti desert, he was surprised to spot an unexpected reminder of home.

Last updated 16 January 2012
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Eurosceptics raise a glass of top Tory tipple

Politics can be a provocative topic, particularly when mixed with alcohol.

Last updated 16 January 2012
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What next in fashion – Thatcher hairdos?

The 1980s are back in fashion. And while not everyone welcomes the return of high unemployment, inner-city rioting, strikes and shoulder pads, that decade still had enough tacky charm to be remembered with nostalgia by anyone over the age of 35.

Last updated 9 January 2012
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Saw no sign of Silvio in the Howard Arms

Forget President Kennedy or Princess Diana dying. All Liverpool fans remember exactly where they were when the Reds clawed their way back from 3-0 down in the European Cup final against AC Milan in 2005.

Last updated 9 January 2012
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Travelling 100mpkw

As if there wasn’t enough to worry about, a new concern has come to Cumbria.

Last updated 2 January 2012
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It’s never easy away from home

Peter Beardsley is fondly remembered as one of the greatest players ever to have worn a Carlisle United shirt.

Last updated 2 January 2012
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The lesson is spacecraft

Strange things have been happening at Bowness-on-Solway primary school.

Last updated 19 December 2011
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Zimmer dancing anyone?

The news that topless male waiters will serve drinks at a new bar in Carlisle has been given a mixed reception.

Last updated 19 December 2011
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Wee shall not be moved

Many of us know the agony of sitting cross-legged at a show, dying for the loo but dreading drawing attention to ourselves.

Last updated 12 December 2011
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A rock and rolls star

The streets of London may be paved with gold. But before the gold there’s usually graft.

Last updated 12 December 2011
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Dress to impress, guys

The little black dress, often referred to as the LBD, has been a staple of women’s wardrobes for nearly a century.

Last updated 12 December 2011
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We know Heidi’s got sole

So what attracted former Cumbrian teacher Heidi Brown to Masterchef presenter Greg Wallace?

Last updated 5 December 2011
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Mistakes happen to the very best of us

The Bishop of Carlisle, The Rt Rev James Newcome, last featured in this column following his unexpected appearance on an ITV3 documentary entitled Help I Caught It Abroad.

Last updated 5 December 2011
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