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Bronze Age skeletons tell what life was like in Cumbria 4,000 years ago
Samantha Walsh has, to many, a strange passion. The 31-year-old isn’t interested in browsing shops for the latest fashions, she’s far happier searching the Cumbrian countryside for bones.
Last updated 25 February 2012
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Are we ready for another Sunday paper?
The News of the World could have survived hacking celebrities’ phones. Unethical, certainly. But the rich and famous having their privacy violated would not have toppled Britain’s biggest-selling newspaper. (19 comments)
Last updated 25 February 2012
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‘I only really feel like I’m living when I’m climbing’
‘I often feel I was born in the wrong time.” This is Dave Birkett, wondering why he feels so alive while clinging to a crag by his fingertips. And why the air-conditioned 21st-century sometimes seems like a prison. Dave & Bill Birkett: True Stories of the Fells, Rheged, near Penrith, Saturday, 7.30pm. Tickets £13.50. Call 01768 868000 or visit www.rheged.com
Last updated 23 February 2012
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Things can only improve with love and compassion
North Cumbrian woman Jean James is spending a month in one of the most deprived communities on Earth - South Africa's Elgin Valley. The area suffers from high unemployment, extreme poverty, alcohol and drug abuse and HIV infection rates of up to 50 per cent. She's recording her experiences and thoughts here in a heart-rending blog...
Last updated 22 February 2012
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The demon barber... of Cumbria
‘Remember the intensity. Plenty of authority please!” Ruth Carroll commands, sitting in front of the stage, studying her notes under a dim light.
Last updated 18 February 2012
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‘People have a tendency to treat you as stupid, to shout at you or talk excessively slowly’
Hearing loss can be a difficult and damaging process, a hidden disability that isolates people, causes family problems, and can even result in mental illness.
Last updated 15 February 2012
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We want to find Cumbria's most romantic wedding proposal
The region’s top wedding show is the perfect place for all blushing brides-to-be and their grooms who are planning their big day.
Last updated 11 February 2012
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Omo and cold brown water for whiter than white clothes
North Cumbrian woman Jean James is spending a month in one of the most deprived communities on Earth - South Africa's Elgin Valley. The area suffers from high unemployment, extreme poverty, alcohol and drug abuse and HIV infection rates of up to 50 per cent. She's recording her experiences and thoughts here in a heart-rending blog... (12 comments)
Last updated 10 February 2012
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I was asked to help with the wardrobe and before I knew it I was in the chorus singing
Marian Finn never expected to go on stage. “I was asked to go down and ‘help with the wardrobe’,” she explains. “I thought that meant handing out the costumes – I didn’t realise we would have to make them too.
Last updated 10 February 2012
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Going back to before I was born
Do you ever get the feeling that you’ve been here before? I don’t just mean when you forget to put the bins out, or leave a pan on to boil too long or forget a birthday or anniversary.
Last updated 8 February 2012
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Happiness is a city called Carlisle
Happy isn’t the first word that springs to mind when I think of my hometown. Don’t get me wrong – I’m not saying it’s the last word either. (47 comments)
Last updated 8 February 2012
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What's wrong with people getting a big bonus?
They say that if you pay peanuts you get monkeys. That’s the argument in favour of high salaries and massive bonuses for top bankers and company directors. (10 comments)
Last updated 8 February 2012
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Cumbrian football manager and business boss believes it is 'all about the team'
What works for Sir Alex Ferguson does not necessarily work for John Clasper. Manchester United boss Sir Alex is Britain’s most famous exponent of angry management. His tirades have been dubbed ‘the hairdryer’.
Last updated 7 February 2012
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Brampton design firm creates visual and audio feasts for kids
The wide-eyed look on the faces of small children says it all to Brampton designer Jon Stynes. He’s helped to make something which stimulates their minds. And that makes him feel good.
Last updated 7 February 2012
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North Cumbrian man's career looking after top showbiz stars
You have to slalom through the names dropped by Thom Lester when you have a chat with him.
Last updated 2 February 2012
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Should parents be allowed to smack their children?
Controversial comments from Tottenham MP David Lammy have re-ignited the debate about whether parents should be allowed to smack their children. (1 comment)
Last updated 1 February 2012
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There’s still a way to go before I can tell my neighbours I’m gay and not get ‘faggot’ painted on my car
Richard Kavanagh describes himself as lucky – because he’s been beaten up only twice.
Last updated 31 January 2012
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Carlisle Sure Start scheme has helped parents in more ways than one
Claire McKenzie giggles when asked how her and husband David have changed since getting involved with their local children’s centre.
Last updated 31 January 2012
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Cumbrian man has been on top of the world - twice
If you’re going to reach the top of Everest twice, climb mountains in Greenland that no human has ever set foot on before and scale rock faces in Australia, then you need to start early.
Last updated 30 January 2012
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Swede Dreamz are made of this in rural north Cumbria
It’s a typical, pretty Cumbrian cottage; perched at the top of a hill just past Lanercost with an open fire, wooden beams and views of greenery as far as the eye can see.
Last updated 28 January 2012
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