In our view

More should offer hope and health

One of the biggest, most important breakthroughs in modern surgical medicine has been the mastering of organ transplantation.

Last updated 27 August 2010
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Good news for the vendors, but not for first-time buyers

ACCORDING to two sources of property tracking information, Cumbria’s housing market looks to be bucking national trends and edging out of stagnation.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Worrying time for so many women

No health screening service operates effectively without the confidence, trust and faith of patients who use it.

Last updated 13 August 2010
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It is time to rethink our housing policy

The problem with planning for affordable housing is the definition of what’s affordable. It’s impossible to pin down.

Last updated 6 August 2010
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A time for experts, not for amateurs

There are disturbing problems with Government plans to place policing powers into the hands of willing volunteers. The first is the quality of the volunteers.

Last updated 30 July 2010
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Enthusiastic few will need helping

This week saw the launch of something big, something empowering and something that will take power away from central government and deliver it into the hands of individuals and communities.

Last updated 23 July 2010
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Cumbria’s strength is in show return

At face value, tomorrow’s Cumberland Show is merely the return of an event which suffered an unfortunate blip due to bad weather last year.

Last updated 16 July 2010
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NHS weighed down by its bureaucracy

Budget cuts in the NHS will inevitably slice into vital frontline services in hospitals, warns North Cumbria Trust’s chief executive.

Last updated 9 July 2010
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For Carlisle, it’s a time of opportunity

Some wise guy once asserted annoyingly that there were no such things as problems – only opportunities.

Last updated 2 July 2010
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Rural people also need innovation

The hardships of life in remote rural areas are tough enough, without having to adapt Victorian amenities to a 21st century world.

Last updated 25 June 2010
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Renaissance end a step in right path

There’ll be little by way of mourning. Few tears will be shed at its passing. In fact, relief might well greet as initial response to news that Carlisle Renaissance is no more.

Last updated 18 June 2010
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Work together to solve fair dilemma

APPLEBY Horse Fair is an ancient, colourful part of Cumbrian life which in recent years has been blighted by some unfortunate, if not to say ugly, incidents.

Last updated 11 June 2010
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A time for recovery and quiet reflection

How to make sense of the senseless? Two days on, the immense shock at Derrick Bird’s killing spree remains.

Last updated 4 June 2010
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Carlisle Cathedral will get support

The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, may be one of the smallest cathedrals in England but its significance is huge.

Last updated 28 May 2010
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Cumbria university failure is not an option

There's little doubt that the shock departure of vice chancellor Professor Peter McCaffery adds yet another worrying dimension to the troubling instability of the University of Cumbria.

Last updated 21 May 2010
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