Reiver
‘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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That’s not how we used to be!
Mr & Mrs is back on ITV. Although anyone who remembers the original version might struggle to recognise it.
Last updated 10 September 2012
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What’s in a few hundred miles?
MEMBERS of our police force require certain skills.
Last updated 3 September 2012
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I predict a riot if it’s just a football team
INDIE-ROCK band Kaiser Chiefs are coming to Cumbria.
Last updated 3 September 2012
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The view from here: our men on the Olympics
We have heard much about the Olympic experience from the athletes’ perspective.
Last updated 20 August 2012
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Make a note of where you live
Carlisle's Twisted Wheel nightclub may reopen, more than four years after it closed.
Last updated 20 August 2012
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Now Carlisle United can sneak up on goal
The sun was in my eyes. A dog ate my homework. The cheque’s in the post. The world has heard plenty of excuses. But few were as memorable as one from Sir Alex Ferguson in April 1996.
Last updated 13 August 2012
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Your gold letter day will come
In towns and cities around the UK, postboxes are being painted gold in recognition of Team GB’s Olympic champions.
Last updated 13 August 2012
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When inflation gets out of hand
The Darwin Awards is a website which celebrates gross stupidity by humankind.
Last updated 6 August 2012
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Think of the children!
Once again Cumbria has failed in its bid to attract cash and the chance to work with shopping guru Mary Portas.
Last updated 30 July 2012
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Calling the extra 7,700 women out there in Cumbria
The initial census findings which have just been published prove what Reiver has always known – that Cumbrians are among the wisest people in the land.
Last updated 23 July 2012
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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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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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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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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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