Cumbrian author aiming to free the asylum children
Many asylum seekers come to the UK fleeing torture and the threat of death. Others have less compelling claim on this country as a place of refuge.
Past & Present
Iron boat pulls the canal crowd
The Dumfries Courier in April 1858 reported on an evening stir on the High Street, Dumfries.
Arts News
Singer Isla St Clair at Dalston to raise morale
To most people of a certain age Isla St Clair is best known as Larry Grayson’s assistant on hit TV show The Generation Game, but there’s so much more to this woman than a sunny personality and a winning smile.
When it comes to tackling health problems prevention is always said to be better than cure. And a major threat to the health of young people today is substance abuse – drinking and drug taking.
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