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Cumbrian woman's plea for all to join organ donor register

Organ donor register photo It has been five years, but the pain and grief at losing her partner is never far away for Alex Clough.

Last updated 27 August 2010
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So are A-levels really worth all the effort?

Once upon a time, good A-levels were the passport to university and a high-flying career. Today they could turn out to be a passport to nowhere.Innovia Films in Wigton is a company that takes on both graduates and apprentices. Learning and development director Richard Morris says the bulk of its apprentices are pupils who left school after GCSEs – but are now gaining high-powered NVQs and earning at the same time.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Are A-levels really worth all the effort?

Once upon a time, good A-levels were the passport to university and a high-flying career. Today they could turn out to be a passport to nowhere.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Make use of Cumbrian dialect - or lose it

Is the Cumbrian dialect doomed to die out like so many others across the UK? Rosalind Gibb meets people in the county who feel that we should use our 'make of talk' (8 comments)

Last updated 13 August 2010
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Are Cumbria's first-time buyers being priced out of existence?

New houses are springing up from Brampton to Frizington and if property tycoon Fred Story gets his way another 875 are going to be built just north of Carlisle. (2 comments)

Last updated 6 August 2010
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Who is going to speak up for Cumbria now?

We may look back on the past decade as a golden age. Tens of millions of pounds poured into Cumbria for big public projects and help for businesses, large and small.

Last updated 30 July 2010
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How Cumbria is leading the shake-up of the NHS

Major changes announced this week have paved the way for arguably the biggest shake-up of the NHS since its formation in 1948.

Last updated 25 July 2010
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Eden Valley well on road to being a Big Society

When David Cameron first announced his Big Society philosophy during the general election campaign it failed to catch fire.

Last updated 25 July 2010
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I am not a hero, I was just doing my job, says Battle of Britain ace

Summer 1940. Hundreds of thousands of allied soldiers have been evacuated from the blood-soaked beaches at Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo.

Last updated 9 July 2010
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Aiming to turn Carlisle into a thriving 21st century city

Seven years as Prime Minister Tony Blair’s special advisor on Europe. Three years advising the president of the European Commission. Then Roger Liddle came home.

Last updated 2 July 2010
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Harsh truth behind Cumbrian image of a rural idyll?

Rural Cumbria is not all daffodils and Beatrix Potter. From unemployment and diminishing services to unaffordable housing and even ill health, it suffers some of the worst social problems in England, according to a new report.

Last updated 28 June 2010
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What next for the Bishop of Carlisle's Rose Castle?

Rose Castle, present-day, is picture perfect.

Last updated 25 June 2010
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Saving souls in Carlisle

Saturday night and the final whistle sounds on England’s opening World Cup match. It’s the busiest night out in Carlisle for years.

Last updated 18 June 2010
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Cumbria’s World Cup winners and losers

Wayne Rooney. Lionel Messi. Tanya Sessford. While Rooney and Messi are among those hoping to lift the trophy in Johannesburg on July 11, Tanya Sessford is already a World Cup winner.

Last updated 11 June 2010
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How Cumbria police are tackling the growing problem of child porn

Anyone reading the papers in Cumbria during the past few weeks might be left with the impression that the county is overrun with paedophiles.

Last updated 4 June 2010
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Cumbria waits to find out where the Government axe will fall

They’re just numbers – wafting over the airwaves and blinking up on the TV screen. Big numbers, like £309m from here, £100m from there, £233m less from that budget.

Last updated 28 May 2010
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At home with a red door, the Tory MP who has turned Carlisle blue

In leafy Great Corby, the home of Carlisle’s new MP is made distinctive by a resplendent cherry red front door. “It has been commented upon,” says Conservative John Stevenson.

Last updated 21 May 2010
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Why the coalition is upsetting the markets in Cumbria

Roger Lytollis gauged the opinions of voters at more traditional markets in the wake of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat alliance

Last updated 17 May 2010
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Red squirrels not out of the woods yet

Red squirrels are never out of the news in Cumbria, even though 20 years ago we might have expected them to be consigned to the history books by now.

Last updated 12 May 2010
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How building fast cars can speed Cumbria towards economic recovery

When Malcolm Wilson looks at Cumbria, he sees the same attributes many of its other residents see. A beautiful place. A calm pace of life. An industrious people.

Last updated 30 April 2010
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