Wednesday, 14 May 2008

News round up

All types of crime down in Cumbria

Published 14 May 2008

POLICE chiefs have paid tribute to the dedication of their officers after figures revealed an across-the-board fall in recorded crime in Cumbria.

Bimbo: The shaven-headed heavily-tattooed thug whoran his network of heroin dealers with an iron fist

Published 14 May 2008

HE was the shaven-headed heavily-tattooed thug who ran a network of heroin dealers with an iron fist.

Guard of honour for popular PC’s funeral

Published 14 May 2008

DOZENS of officers stood to attention as the coffin bearing the body of a former community policeman was carried into church for his funeral yesterday.

Vicar tends to her flock

Published 13 May 2008

Diminutive vicar Sarah Lunn doesn’t mind getting her hands dirty as she ministers to the farming community in the Eden Valley.

PAYBACK TIME

Published 13 May 2008

RELATIVES of a Carlisle drugs baron have paid the price for helping to prop up his evil empire – for the second time.

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Published 10 May 2008

A CARLISLE couple have admitted benefit fraud charges involving thousands of pounds.A CARLISLE man accused of murdering his uncle has made a brief appearance before a judge.

Serial shoplifter is jailed for 18 months

Published 10 May 2008

A HEROIN addict became a serial shoplifter in Carlisle to fund his long-standing habit.

High Court bid against police case

Published 9 May 2008

LAWYERS for Cumbria’s Chief Constable has mounted a High Court bid to kill off a £500,000 damages claim brought by nine elite detectives who say they were unjustly accused of misusing police vehicles.

‘They want to replace our post office with a van once a week’

Published 9 May 2008

RESIDENTS of Castle Carrock were left angry after an unsuccessful visit from Post Office officials this week.

Alice enjoys a grand day out

Published 9 May 2008

Little Alice Tyson was pretty in pink as Carlisle businesses rallied round to make her a princess for the day.

Appeal to keep boats on the tarn

Published 9 May 2008

BOATING on Talkin Tarn is under threat – with franchise owner Peter Scott looking for a lifeline.

£869,500 lottery cash to transform park

Published 9 May 2008

PLANS to recapture the Georgian glory of a Carlisle park have been awarded £869,500 by the Heritage Lottery.

Revealed: The 12 people who will reshape a city

Published 9 May 2008

THESE are the faces of the people who will shape the Renaissance plans to revitalise Carlisle.

Cocaine seizure: two more charged

Published 9 May 2008

DETECTIVES have charged two more men – the fourth and fifth – in connection with a cocaine seizure worth £15 million.

£30m revamp is proposed for Carlisle College

Published 9 May 2008

CARLISLE College is set for a further massive £30 million revamp to include the demolition of its aging buildings.

Police pledge to crack down on bikers using new riverside path

Published 9 May 2008

NUISANCE bikers using the new Petteril Valley riverside route as a racetrack are in danger of losing their machines.

After the wedding, a reception was held in the playground!

Published 9 May 2008

‘NEWLYWEDS’ Neve Sowerby and Joseph Knapton walked down the aisle together in front of family, friends – and classmates.

Postcards from the edge reveal the reality of domestic violence

Published 9 May 2008

POSTCARDS designed by Cumbrian youngsters have given a harrowing insight into how domestic violence affects children.

Banging the drum for TA’s 100 years

Published 9 May 2008

A SPECTACULAR military pageant is set to bring the crowds into Carlisle this weekend to celebrate the centenary of the Territorial Army.

Alcoholic attacked man, 64

Published 9 May 2008

AN ALCOHOLIC carried out a vicious attack on a 64-year-old man on New Year’s Day after drinking heavily.

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