Thursday, 24 July 2008
Busy lady, Margaret Hodgson. Usually she’s just got the pedigree Holstein dairy farm to help run and granddaughter Anna to look after on a Friday.
One of the youngest of the Captain JB Gilpin’s 16 children, Joseph Appleby Dacre Gilpin, took his Christian names from his uncle, of Kirklinton Hall, who had married his father’s sister.
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The official Government posters of World War Two are some of the best-known British art of the 20th century. And an exhibition of work by the artist behind them opens in Carlisle tomorrow.
It's almost three years since soon-to-retire Roger Alston was asked if he could spare some time to review Cumbria’s schools. He was given two objectives by county council chief executive Peter Stybelski – cut the number of surplus places and improve secondary schools standards.
Red Priest, Carlisle Cathedral, TuesdayA good house saw Baroque ensemble extraordinaire Red Priest swash their buckles at Carlisle Cathedral in a cleverly crafted programme of treasures old and new.
Childrens’ pocket money is the latest casualty of the credit crunch. Two surveys have found parents are withholding cash from their offspring to pay bills and daily essentials.
