My life & my work

Sex rebranded? No, just innocent celebration says Cumbrian burlesque dancer

Burlesque dancer photo 4 A petite poppet, with chocolate drop eyes, kitsch 1950s housewife hair and a dinky cinched waist, Lois Glasspool is a walking billboard for her art.

Last updated 24 August 2010
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'Older' women baby boom hits Cumbria

Headlines are shrieking of an unprecedented baby boom among ‘older’ women. More specifically, women over 40.

Last updated 23 June 2010
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Imbalance in Government's balance of power

With just four women in the cabinet and no serious female contender for Labour leadership, it’s not surprising we stand accused of lack of interest in politics.

Last updated 27 May 2010
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Cumbria: A hotbed of illicit affairs

Should you choose to profile the archetypal adulteress you may be surprised to find she’s your neighbour, boss, doctor, dentist, practice nurse... or even you.

Last updated 27 May 2010
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Could you be a Me Summer Girl?

You’ve either got or you haven’t got style... or so that old song tells us. Well, if you’ve got it, we want it. Or perhaps more to the point, we want to see it and help you to bring your own special style to its full, gorgeous potential.

Last updated 4 April 2010
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Could you model for Me?

A new year approaches and we are eager to showcase the very best of Cumbrian beauty and fashion in 2010.

Last updated 30 November 2009
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Mother Christmas

If there were such a thing as an incurable Christmas addict, it would be found in high heels and sequins, sipping champagne in Brampton. Judith Pattinson, chairman of the town’s parish council, former Carlisle mayor and prospective Conservative parliamentary candidate for Workington, is hooked on the whole kit and caboodle.

Last updated 24 November 2009
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What women want

We shop for what we want, when we want, with money we’ve earned for ourselves. We have families – or not – as the fancy takes us. We’re educated, opinionated, professionally pampered and don’t suffer fools. So, what on earth is the matter with us?

Last updated 24 November 2009
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Clocking on this Christmas Day

Nobody likes to think they’ll need to call on the help of our hospitals this Christmas Day. But for those who will, lead paediatric nurse and special care baby unit clinical nurse, Sue Whyte-Earl will be on hand to ensure Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary runs smoothly. With more than 120 animals and birds relying on her, Elizabeth McDonagh will be up with the larks this Christmas Day. The 52-year-old former veterinary nurse single-handedly runs the Penny Jones Animal Hospice at Hethersgill. Think of hospital staff and you picture the doctors and nurses. But domestic supervisor at the Cumberland Infirmary, 57-year-old Lorraine Todd, will be hard at work ensuring the hospital is kept vitally clean.

Last updated 24 November 2009
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