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  • Carlisle Utd to face Paul Scholes' Oldham reserves

    Carlisle will send a reserve side to face Paul Scholes’ Oldham on Tuesday in a bid to give senior players much-needed game time. Mark Cullen and Jason Kennedy will be among the United men hoping to boost their match-fitness at the Latics’ training

  • Pupils enjoy bird watch

    A GROUP of school children have this week taken part in a national project. St Cuthbert’s early years foundation stage children joined the RSPB’s Big Schools Bird Watch on Monday as part of their module on winter. The Catholic school on East

  • Workington Town clinch thrilling victory over rivals Oldham

    Workington Town have got off to the best start possible to their League 1 season by beating one of their biggest rivals Oldham 32-28 in a very close encounter. The game has swing back and forth with both teams having the upper hand at times but

  • Popular Scouts groups hopes to expand

    Due to high demand, the 1st Wigton Baden-Powell Scouts are again hoping to expand their group next month. From March, it is expected that a third Beaver colony will be set up. The second was only formed 18 months ago, but a third is required to

  • Team news: Workington Town gear up for Oldham challenge

    Workington Town fans will get their first glimpse of new Wigan loan signing James Worthington at Oldham today. The Warriors player, on a one-month loan at Derwent Park, has been named in Leon Pryce's starting line-up to take on Oldham this afternoon

  • Pipe replacement work forces city road closure

    A MAIN road into Carlisle will be shut for more than three months in one direction from February 25. Work will be carried out on Warwick Road - close to Victoria Place - to replace the water mains pipes. United Utilities - which is carrying out

  • Workington mum and daughter appear on BBC TV programme

    A WORKINGTON mother and daughter are appearing on BBC television programme Teen Taxi which allows cameras to film their daily life. Charlie Douglas-Brown and daughter Georgia Douglas-Brown, 18, from Stainburn, appear in episodes three and seven

  • Fight for schools funding heads for Westminster

    THE fight for an increase in schools funding has stepped up a notch. More than 10,000 letters were sent home to parents last week, highlighting the funding crisis faced by schools in Carlisle. Since then, hundreds have signed a petition calling

  • Eating Out: Lounge on the Green, near Carlisle

    Name: Lounge On The Green Where: The Green Houghton, Carlisle Website: www.loungeonthegreen.co.uk Tel No: 01228 739452 Opening hours: Lunch - Saturday 12pm to 2pm, Sunday 12pm to 3pm Dinner Thursday, Friday and Saturday 5.30 - 9pm

  • Person cut free from car after late-night crash in Cumbria

    A PERSON had to be cut free from their car after a late-night crash in Appleby. Two fire engines, from from Penrith and one from Appleby were called to a crash at Battlebarrow, Appleby in Westmorland at 11.49pm on Saturday night. One casualty

  • Pet owners "wowed" by Paragon Vets new facilities

    PET owners and staff at Paragon Vets have been "wowed" by its impressive new facilities. The veterinary group's Dalston surgery has undergone a £300,000 refurbishment and now boasts two operating theatres, a large animal facility and an extended

  • Devastated dog owner's poison plea following pet's death

    A DEVASTATED dog owner is warning others to be vigilant after her pet’s tragic death. Chloe Nicholson, of Dearham, is speaking out following the death of her beloved Jack Russell Billy. He had to be put down after swallowing something she believes

  • Decca Heggie goes from hurting to healing

    Despite retiring from bareknuckle boxing, Derek ‘Decca’ Heggie is still exposed to a mountain of pain. Now it comes via some of the messages that pour onto his Facebook fan page: ‘In a bad place myself at the moment, my mam died two weeks ago and

  • Award for teenage lifesaver who saved child

    THE heroic efforts of a paperboy have been recognised with the presentation of a national award. Alasdair Evans from Brampton received the News Deliverer of the Year Merit Award at the prestigious National Federation of Retail Newsagents Awards

  • Thanks for helping us save lives

    West Cumbrian Low Level Waste Repository is helping to save lives, after funding a new £1,500 medical kit to be used in the more rural parts of the area. Community First Responder Karen Eddy, a building manager on the LLWR Site, asked the company