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seanmcghee208b One of Sean McGhee’s many anecdotes concerns the time he was interviewing Henry Rollins, the tattooed, brawny singer, poet and actor. Around 1984 it all fizzled out and Sean started searching for something else.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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It’s not only rock’n’roll for Cumbria music man Sean McGhee

One of Sean McGhee’s many anecdotes concerns the time he was interviewing Henry Rollins, the tattooed, brawny singer, poet and actor.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Cumbria's TV action girl who has been all over the world

If you’re going for a world record you’d better bring stubbornness. Determination too. All those words that mean persisting when the world says you’ll fail. Persisting because the world says you’ll fail.

Last updated 13 August 2010
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Former Carlisle store boss has no plans to take it easy

On her second last day at work Victoria Farley places her bulging filofax on the table, sips a cappuccino and is soon reminiscing about her relatively short but fruitful time here at Hoopers.

Last updated 6 August 2010
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Cumbrian man's job that is all about conservation

As the distinctive bright yellow eyes stare inquisitively out through the black patches of fur it’s easy to see why Lee Beach has such a fascination for ring-tailed lemurs.

Last updated 30 July 2010
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Cumbrian author aiming to set Edinburgh Fringe alight with musical drama

Among the 2,500-odd shows at the Edinburgh Fringe next month, a new superhero will be making his first appearance.

Last updated 23 July 2010
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Cumbria man's tribute to troops of World War Two

It’s amazing what you can find squirrelled away among the country roads of Cumbria. Apart from squirrels.

Last updated 16 July 2010
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Carlisle Leisure boss does not intend to stand still in retirement

You are 26 years old. You have just become the fastest Briton ever to run 1,500 metres. You are ready for a starring role at the Olympic Games.

Last updated 9 July 2010
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Roger Robson: Wrestling with words

There’s the wrestling. Yes; of course there’s the wrestling. As The Cumberland News’s Cumberland wrestling correspondent since 1978, Roger Robson has written more than 1,600 columns on the sport in which he excelled as both combatant and coach.

Last updated 2 July 2010
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Nowhere is community stronger than in Cumbria

Frank Judd, who has campaigned for social justice in a career spanning some 50 years, praises the strength and spirit shown by Cumbrians following recent traumatic events

Last updated 29 June 2010
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Money has not changed me insists Edinburgh Woollen Mill boss

Philip Day prises open the plastic wrapper, pulls out the woollen jumper, and carries it to the sink. He fills a glass with water, and pours it down the garment’s left arm.

Last updated 4 June 2010
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Abuse, threats and attempted fire-bombing: The life and times of a Carlisle restaurant boss

He started work as a 14-year-old dishwasher and lived on just 50p a week as he saved to buy his own restaurant.

Last updated 31 May 2010
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Cumbrian journalist waging one man war against Fifa

Andrew Jennings pounds his hands up and down to mime the typing of most national newspaper sportswriters.

Last updated 21 May 2010
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Carlisle SAS hero who helped bring Iranian embassy siege to an end

Thirty years ago a crack squad of SAS soldiers fought their way into the Iranian Embassy in London to free a group of hostages. One of them was Rusty Firmin from Carlisle

Last updated 17 May 2010
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Terry’s been there for us at the start and the end

If there is another job which deals in such extremes of joy and despair, Terry Lewis cannot easily bring it to mind. Having officiated at 2,000 weddings, give or take a bouquet or two, has Terry acquired an instinct for whether the union is likely to be a happy one?

Last updated 7 May 2010
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Cumbrian woman named young Scottish journalist of the year

Former Wigton Nelson Thomlinson School pupil Victoria Raimes has been named Young Journalist of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards.

Last updated 30 April 2010
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Cumbrian doctor who is always ready for an adventure

Lucy Dickinson has treated scorpion stings, once went 10 weeks without a shower and slept with a rifle beside her bed in case a bear crept into her tent.

Last updated 23 April 2010
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