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Who Shot The Monocled Mutineer?
Jim Cox Cumbrian Gp’s New Book Reveals How Police Covered Up The Truth About The Death Of One Of Britain’s Most Wanted Criminals A retired local doctor has exposed the truth about the violent end of Percy Toplis – a rapist and murderer known as the “monocled mutineer” – who was shot dead near Penrith, Cumbria […]
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Parade To Celebrate International Women’s Day
Hundreds of women are expected to turn out for a parade in Carlisle this Saturday. It’s an opportunity for them to show off the banners they created in collaboration with the artist Karen MacDougall and 11 museums from around the county. Girl Guides, the Women’s Institute, Soroptimists Interntional, the Trefoil Guild and museum staff will be […]
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Stobart Group Starts Recruitment Drive at Carlisle Lake District Airport
Carlisle Lake District Airport (CLDA) has started a recruitment drive ahead of the airport launching commercial and business flights on 4 June, Stobart Group announced today. CLDA is offering a number of exciting opportunities, including air traffic controller roles and a security manager position. The airport, which was been owned by Stobart Group since 2009, is […]
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A NATIONAL Festival Backed by the BBC will Celebrate Local Norse history.
The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven, has been chosen to take part in the BBC Civilisations Festival which will see the broadcasting giant partner with museums, galleries, libraries and archives across the nation to showcase civilisation through the ages. The museum will be hosting a series of events and online resources that tell the story of Norse […]
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Sarah Steps Up to Raise Funds for Crohn’s & Colitis UK
This year, our Editor Sarah Sinclair is stepping out of her comfort zone and taking on the Great North Run for a cause very close to home. Every two months, Sarah visits the hospital where she receives an in intravenous infusion of a drug which (so far) keeps her well enough to enjoy a […]
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Cumbrian Search to Take Place for Missing Colin Bamber
A community search is set to take place in Cumbria this week, organised by the loved ones of missing Colin Bamber. Merseyside man, Colin Bamber has been missing from Kirkby in Liverpool since 3 January. After his car was recovered from Ambleside in the Lake District, it was believed that the 50 year old had […]
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Cash Boost to Enhance Employment Prospects of Copeland Residents
A SIX-FIGURE cash boost will enhance the employment prospects of Copeland residents. Copeland Council and Copeland Community Fund have donated a combined £350,000 to The Phoenix Enterprise Centre, Cleator Moor, which will fund the majority of its latest employment support project. Mike Starkie, Mayor of Copeland, today (Thursday) presented a cheque in support of the […]
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Heritage Lottery Funding Awarded Cleator Moor WW1 Project
Cleator Moor Community Interest Company has received a grant of £9,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for their project “Cleator Moor 1918” . This project is made possible by National Lottery players through HLF’s First World War then and now programme. The project will enable local people to come together to preserve the memory […]
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Men in Sheds Community Project to Build On its Success
A new community project for men in west Cumbria has proved to be just the right tool for the job. Since it started life on the Mirehouse estate in Whitehaven, the Men in Sheds project has seen local men pick up their tools and pitch in. It offers the opportunity to gather in what is essentially, a larger version of […]
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Get On Board with the Maryport Inshore Rescue Team
There are 60 independent lifeboat stations around the country and Maryport has been home to one of them for over 35 years. At 10am on a miserable Sunday in January, Maryport Inshore Rescue Team are preparing for one of their twice weekly training sessions. An independent lifeboat organisation, the crew is currently made up of […]
