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Hunt supporting politicians have no place representing decent people
Polls consistently show that more than 75 per cent of the British people want the Hunting Act to remain as law but should John Stevenson be elected as Conservative MP for Carlisle, he intends to vote for repeal of this Act.
Last updated 12 March 2010
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Climate change boils down to one thing – probability
I am frustrated by the appalling quality of the climate change debate that seems to be going on around us.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Cumbria university needs a farm - but a London base?
I find it extremely sad that the University of Cumbria is presiding over the downgrading of its Charlotte Mason campus in Ambleside.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Fears over Carlisle homeless hostel plans
As a resident of Bright Street for over 20 years, and a Carlisle citizen for even longer, I find the behaviour surrounding the proposed building of a homeless complex on the former Newtown Road Bowling Green appalling.
Last updated 5 March 2010
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Honour University of Cumbria’s original ideals
I have lived in Cumbria for 25 years. For 13 of those years I taught creative writing at Cumbria Institute of the Arts and then for two years at the University of Cumbria. I was also, the elected staff representative on their board of directors.
Last updated 26 February 2010
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Climate change: let us know if it really exists
First a barbecue summer, then a milder than usual winter, now a crumbling credibility, Hazel Bowmaker (Letters, The Cumberland News, February 19) seems to still have an unusual faith in the Met Office.
Last updated 26 February 2010
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Homes which manage water could reduce risk of flooding
Do you feel hopeless at the amount of yearly rainfall in Cumbria?
Last updated 19 February 2010
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It’s a wonder we get anything done
As MP Eric Martlew expresses his disappointment with Carlisle Renaissance (The Cumberland News, February 12), one cannot help feeling that his views are akin to the captain of The Titanic quietly nipping below, donning civilian clothes and taking his place in the lifeboats.
Last updated 19 February 2010
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Greens should pay when they delay projects
I cannot remember whether it was newts or toads (in combination with some old roman flagstones) that caused the Carlisle north-western bypass to be delayed long enough to double the construction costs.
Last updated 12 February 2010
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Time is up for Carlisle’s leaders
Carlisle's Renaissance farce continues to rumble on.
Last updated 12 February 2010
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New approach to house building required
ATTENTION was recently drawn to the rise in the number of older people living in rural parts of Cumbria and the effects on local housing.THE truth is now emerging about this sordid scam, climate change. “The truth will out”, as the saying goes.I CAN’T remember whether it was newts or toads (in combination with some old roman flagstones) that caused the Carlisle north-western bypass to be delayed long enough to double the construction costs.THE West Cumberland Vespa Club used to meet at the Brewery House Hotel in Harrington back in the 1960s.
Last updated 12 February 2010
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Carlisle Airport delay: Don’t blame farmers
It was disappointing, but not entirely unexpected, to read the comments of Mr Andrew Tinkler as he attempted to shoulder the blame for his recent lay-offs squarely at the feet of the Irthington farmers who, as he claims, have delayed things (The Cumberland News, January 29).
Last updated 5 February 2010
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Villagers wanting a pub need to help finance it
I read with interest your article on The Old Crown at Hesket Newmarket (The Cumberland News, January 29).
Last updated 5 February 2010
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Protect Newton Rigg campus from budget crisis
RORY Stewart does well to bring attention to the difficult situation regarding the University of Cumbria with its unbelievably huge deficit (The Cumberland News, January 22).I HAVE watched with interest the trials and tribulations of Carlisle Renaissance over the past few years. n WELL done Michael Boaden and Simon Osman for speaking out against Carlisle Renaissance. n THERE is a lot of talk in Carlisle at the moment of renaissance and the need for a new theatre. n ANOTHER edition of The Cumberland News goes to print with two more one-sided cases for a Carlisle theatre to be sited at the Lonsdale (January 22). n WHO dreamed up the latest proposals for Carlisle’s so-called ‘historic quarter’? n CYCLE Carlisle is responding to the report regarding the revised Carlisle historic core scheme (The Cumberland News, January 22).THE plan to build 30 new homes on a greenfield site in Old Etterby has the potential to swell the child population in Stanwix by a whole classroom, thus making any problem with education worse north of the river.IT IS encouraging to read that Carlisle’s bicycle shops are thriving due to an increased interest in cycling (The Cumberland News, January 15).MY HUSBAND has been a self-employed plasterer for many years and, for the first time, he has found himself without any work.AM I the only one concerned about the latest revenue-raising scheme in the county?MAY I, on behalf of the Carlisle Link of the charity Chernobyl Children’s Life Line, thank everyone involved in the recent visit of the 14 children and their interpreter for their kindness and generosity in making their trip very special. They went back with many happy memories.YOUR article on the Drumburgh chemical works (The Cumberland News, January 22) has added more history to my family tree.
Last updated 29 January 2010
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Turbines will ruin this Cumbrian idyll
THIS is where three wind turbines are planned to be built – at nearly 400ft high.
Last updated 29 January 2010
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In Cumbria we do not look after each other
RORY Stewart does well to bring attention to the difficult situation regarding the University of Cumbria with its unbelievably huge deficit (News & Star, January 22).MY HUSBAND has been a self-employed plasterer for many years and, for the first time, he has found himself without any work, which is incredible considering the floods in our area.AT MIDNIGHT on November 30, 2009 England as an independent sovereign nation ceased to exist; UK politicians, from Tory Edward Heath to Labour’s Gordon Brown, supported by the Lib-so-called Dems have assigned power to the EU which is a proxy for erstwhile enemies of the UK.
Last updated 29 January 2010
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Potholed roads are never dealt with
It was inevitable that the deplorable state of the roads in and around Carlisle was featured in last week’s Cumberland News.
Last updated 22 January 2010
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We still remember the excitement of stagecoach travel last century
Regarding the letter and photograph of a coach and horses on Kirkstone Pass (The Cumberland News, January 15). n I THINK I can explain how the stagecoach came to be on Kirkstone Pass in 1940.
Last updated 22 January 2010
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