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Strategy to combat Appleby Horse Fair problems revealed
5:10pm Tuesday 9th March 2010
THE detail of a policing strategy to combat crime and anti-social behaviour by Appleby Horse Fair travellers has been revealed at a packed public meeting in Sedbergh.
Smoking is going out of fashion in Cumbria, says health chief
3:14pm Tuesday 9th March 2010
LIGHTING up in Cumbria is going out of fashion according to the county’s top public health expert.
Search for find Eden’s unsung heroes.
5:36pm Monday 8th March 2010
THE search is on to find Eden’s unsung heroes.
Slides on Penrith history at Orton meeting
4:44pm Monday 8th March 2010
BERNARD Thornborrow welcomed members to Orton and Tebay Local History Society, at the market hall, noting that the annual meeting will be held on March 22, and the April meeting will be about the Tebay War Memorials.
Cumbrian doctors get more budget powers
3:57pm Monday 8th March 2010
Family doctors are to be given more responsibility over the future shape of local NHS services in Cumbria.
UPDATE - Cash machine fire in Shap
1:05pm Saturday 6th March 2010
POLICE are investigating after a cash machine caught fire as part of an alleged break-in at a convenience store.
Shap cash machine goes up in smoke
9:34am Saturday 6th March 2010
A SMOKING cash machine had to be tackled by Cumbrian firefighters today (Saturday).
Eden Council leader sacks three of his executive
5:30pm Friday 5th March 2010
EDEN District Council leader Keith Phillips has sacked three of his executive colleagues following their decision to vote against a proposal to forge a management and service alliance with South Lakeland District Council.
Cumbria claims secondary school placing success
5:45pm Friday 5th March 2010
More than 99 per cent of parents in Cumbria have been offered a place for their children at one of their three preferred secondary schools in September this year.
Prime Minister backs Cumbrian tourism campaign
11:50am Thursday 4th March 2010
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has backed a campaign to bring more tourists to Cumbria.
Supermarket may revive Penrith's New Squares scheme
2:30pm Monday 1st March 2010
Penrith’s collapsed New Squares scheme could be set to rise from the ashes after Sainsbury’s admitted it would be interested in completing the project.
Cumbria house prices increase
2:12pm Monday 1st March 2010
The average home in Cumbria was worth more this January than it was in January 2009 - the first year-on-year increase since August 2008.
Health warning after Cumbria sheep rustling incidents
10:39am Wednesday 24th February 2010
POLICE are investigating two sheep rustling incidents in the county and are urging the public to be vigilant after one herd was injected with a vaccine which could be extremely harmful to humans.
Don't turn a blind eye to elder abuse in Cumbria
11:03am Wednesday 24th February 2010
CUMBRIANS will be urged not to turn a blind eye to abuse of people aged 65 and over through a new poster and internet campaign.
Slow down on Cumbria's roads and save cash
12:00pm Tuesday 23rd February 2010
MOTORISTS and bikers are being urged to cut their speed as part of a new safety campaign which highlights how they can save money and help save the planet.
Four birds of prey stolen near Penrith
9:49am Monday 22nd February 2010
FOUR birds of prey have been stolen from Wetheriggs Animal Rescue and Conservation Centre, near Penrith.
Farmers debate Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks plans
1:24pm Friday 19th February 2010
MORE than 80 landowners, farmers and rural business figures turned out to debate the pros and cons of the proposed extension of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks.
Pony stolen from Eden is found 300 miles away
9:07am Thursday 18th February 2010
A PONY that was stolen at last year’s Appleby Horse Fair has returned home after being found over 300 miles away in Kent.
Budget cuts force reduction in Cumbria police numbers
5:55pm Wednesday 17th February 2010
CUMBRIA’s Chief Constable has pledged to improve front line policing despite a proposal to axe 30 police posts next year.
Singing Farmers head to Appleby for charity
4:41pm Thursday 11th February 2010
A GROUP of hard-working figures in agriculture will be showcasing their musical talents in Eden to raise money for a good cause.
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