News round up

‘Help us sell off OAP cafe’s goods

newanchormw AN APPEAL has been made for an auctioneer to sell all the belongings of a Carlisle pensioners’ cafe that will serve its final meals today.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Record crowds flock to watch one man and his dog

A RECORD crowd gathered to watch the Threlkeld sheepdog trials this week.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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To baldly go – and not come back

A GIANT American bald eagle is soaring in north Cumbria’s skies after flying off from a wildlife park.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Show time at Appleby

APPLEBY Show will be held tomorrow. It is on a Saturday for the second-year running after many years of being staged during the week.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Talks over police ‘move’ to council

POLICE are to meet with council officers next week as talks continue over plans to move Carlisle’s city centre squad into the Civic Centre.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Man smashed shop window to steal sunglasses

A PENRITH man has admitted smashing a shop window to steal sunglasses because he didn’t have enough money for his cab fare home.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Teenager who continually flouted driving ban is jailed

A CARLISLE teenager already convicted 10 times of driving whilst disqualified has been jailed after being caught astride a stolen motorbike.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Alexander (Alastair) Inglis

A lexander (Alastair) Inglis, who died aged 96 on August 9 at St David’s Nursing home in Ascot, was a former consultant pathologist at the Cumberland Infirmary.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Family of ducks book in for a stay at country hotel

STAFF at a hotel near Penrith have been catering for 12 special guests – a wild mallard and her ducklings.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Residents and farmers want to set up Solway drainage board

A COMMUNITY-LED board to control drainage in the Solway could be the first in the UK for 30 years.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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‘Rural fire cover compromised’

FIRE engines in parts of rural Cumbria are being taken off the roads so retained firefighters can cover staff shortages in Carlisle, The Cumberland News can reveal.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Buoyant buyers set a brisk pace at prize cattle show

MORE than 600 Continental store cattle were snapped up by buyers from across the country at Hope’s Auction Mart’s August prize show and sale.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Triumphant village show comes to charities’ rescue

PENRITH Mountain Rescue and Save the Red Squirrel have benefited from the Wreay village show.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Stanwix Urban poll date

FOUR candidates are contesting the Carlisle City Council by-election in Stanwix Urban ward, to be held on September 16.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Body of soldier killed in battle flown home

THE body of a young Carlisle soldier shot dead in Afghanistan was flown back to the UK yesterday.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Financial lifeline for cancer patients cut

HUNDREDS of cancer patients in Cumbria will have a financial lifeline cut under the Government’s emergency budget.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Hotel’s revamped bar looks very Dapper

THE new name for a Penrith hotel’s refurbished bar was unveiled this week.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Teenage arsonist is jailed

A TEENAGE girl who started a fire that caused £600,000 damage to the parish church near Carlisle has been jailed after flouting a court order which would have allowed her to keep her freedom.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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CCTV was thrown into river

A MAN who objected to a CCTV camera keeping watch on him from the house opposite is facing a possible jail sentence – for stealing it and throwing it in a river.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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