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.
Singer Andrew Johnston
- Andrew's pew-tube millions
- Teenage sensation wows Brunton Park crowd
- Andrew’s odds-on to win talent show
- Cathedral packed out to hear Andrew sing
- From choirboy to superstar
- The teacher who set TV choirboy on the road to stardom
- Calls for TV choirboy to sing at Blues' last match
- Cathedral performance for choir star Andrew
- Singer Andrew, 13, has really got talent
- City choirboy has Cowell close to tears
- Choirboy Andy’s got the talent for TV
