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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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Eating their words
People on the Ewanrigg and Netherton estates in Maryport have written and starred in a short film about life in the area.
Last updated 18 June 2012
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No medals for veggies
Who said vegetarians can’t enjoy the Olympics? Well, a few parents of pupils at Stanwix School in Carlisle are questioning this.
Last updated 18 June 2012
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Three Degrees of separation
It wasn’t just London’s jubilee celebrations that were coated in celebrity stardust. Whitehaven’s also had their fair share of famous faces.
Last updated 11 June 2012
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Sir? Are you having a laugh?
School has certainly changed since Reiver’s day. Comedy nights were never on the curriculum in years gone by.
Last updated 11 June 2012
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Our location is fantastic Neil!
Melvyn Bragg and Roxanne Pallett aren’t Cumbria’s only gifts to the world of television. Don’t forget Neil Marshall.
Last updated 11 June 2012
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That place off the M6 before Scotland
If not ‘The Great Border City’, then what?
Last updated 4 June 2012
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Fancy a Union Jack on your pasty luv?
The Jubilee is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s 60 years on the throne.
Last updated 4 June 2012
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Parking free-for all? Blame punctuation
Free parking is becoming harder to find, and ever more treasured.
Last updated 4 June 2012
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The sharp end of a caravan holiday in Keswick
The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most glamorous events on earth.
Last updated 29 May 2012
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They’re taking all the best stuff!
Some visitors to the News & Star website are unhappy that 140 Cumbria police officers will be working in London during the Olympics.
Last updated 28 May 2012
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George would not be impressed
When the late George Macdonald Fraser began writing his Flashman novels, could he have imagined that his work would be mentioned in the House of Commons during Prime Minister’s Questions?
Last updated 28 May 2012
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Taking the long view
The public consultation into whether high-level nuclear waste should be buried under Cumbria has taken three years.
Last updated 21 May 2012
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You can take the low road
Stagecoach Cumbria has suggested that Court Square, outside Carlisle railway station, could house the city’s new bus station.
Last updated 21 May 2012
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Where’s my call up Greg?
Carlisle United fans may be pleased to hear that manager Greg Abbott has made his first signing of the summer.
Last updated 21 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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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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Who are they to diss the Blues?
Carlisle United and Workington Reds have been called many unflattering things, often by their own fans.
Last updated 30 April 2012
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