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onelordrings278 The Fun-Size Mars Bar. Smaller than the original, but every bit as tasty as its big brother. The theory that size does not necessarily matter has also been tested by Canadian actor and playwright Charles Ross.

Last updated 27 August 2010
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Artist Hannah Stewart has designs on Carlisle

Artist Hannah Stewart’s latest project is set to leave a lasting impression on Carlisle. And she’s hoping the public will help her with designs that will be enjoyed by people in the city for years to come.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Urban, urbane... and in a field nearby

An estimated 10,000 music lovers will descend on Tarns near Aspatria on the bank holiday weekend for Solfest.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Winging his way back to Carlisle

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – aka Southend boy Sam Duckworth – makes a triumphant Cumbrian return next month after the success of his Sunday night appearance at CockRock in July.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Theatre summer school

A theatre summer school for youngsters aged between 10 and 16 will be held at the Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth, next week.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Carlisle actress enjoys being Shirley Valentine

She likes a challenge, Tracy Swan. And learning a massive 35 pages of script for a show where you’re the only person on stage is a challenge for anyone.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Stories keep on coming

She might be just shy of 80 but Elizabeth Love, who only started writing seriously five years ago, now has a book of short stories, a poetry collection and a short novel under her belt.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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LS Lowry exhibition at Cumbrian art gallery

The first major solo exhibition of the works of L.S. Lowry outside Salford for five years is currently being shown in Cumbria.

Last updated 6 August 2010
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We’ve baked you a vase!

In the 10 years that it’s been running Potfest in the Park has become one of the best known events in the ceramics world.

Last updated 30 July 2010
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Brampton Festival lives on further along the wall

The centrepiece of Brampton Live will still be going ahead this summer, even though the festival itself isn’t.

Last updated 23 July 2010
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Cumbrian teenager acts to fund RADA course

A Cumbrian teenager who has fulfilled her dream of getting a place at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London is spending the summer organising events to help her pay the course fees.

Last updated 9 July 2010
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Northern Sinfonia line up Keswick theatre concert

The Northern Sinfonia will be the first visitors when a new season of concerts by Keswick Music Society gets under way at Theatre by the Lake on Sunday, September 26.

Last updated 9 July 2010
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Jools Holland aiming to mix the oiks and toffs at Carlisle Racecourse show

The most important thing is to love what you play and play what you love. Mean what you play and play what you mean.”

Last updated 2 July 2010
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Lionel Blue: Kosher and kind comedy

There can’t be many 80-year-old rabbis who are also writers, comedians and broadcasters. Yet Lionel Blue has always been a one-off.

Last updated 2 July 2010
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Cumbria Opera staging Hansel and Gretel

It has been almost a decade, but Frank Cosgrove has finally decided to direct another production for Cumbria Opera.

Last updated 2 July 2010
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Armed Forces commission for Carlisle artist

As a boy, Cumbrian artist James Baldwin had a passion for aeroplanes and a passion for drawing. He has had to combine both these in his latest commission.

Last updated 25 June 2010
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Two-day Cumbrian festival in praise of wool

Cumbria prides itself on the provenance of its high quality lamb to eat, but had you ever thought to trace the origins of your hand-made jumper?

Last updated 25 June 2010
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Spotlight steps up to Billy’s challenge

An award-winning musical which opened in London five years ago opens at Penrith Playhouse tomorrow, as young performers from Spotlight Theatre Arts School stage Billy Elliot the Musical.

Last updated 25 June 2010
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Young Carlisle composer Ben Corrigan is on Cloud 8.5

They may be at different ends of the musical spectrum, but having a passion for rock and heavy metal hasn’t stopped Ben Corrigan from discovering the joys of classical music.

Last updated 18 June 2010
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