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Time to get facts straight and be honest about Carlisle Airport
I read with interest the letter signed “Irthington Residents in support of Carlisle Airport” (The Cumberland News, November 18).
Last updated 2 December 2011
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Carlisle Utd fan’s pain at leaving Brunton Park
Much has been made recently about the benefits that a move away from Brunton Park by Carlisle United will bring to Carlisle.
Last updated 25 November 2011
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Redundancies seem strange as way to reward success
IT WAS disappointing, if not completely surprising, to see that Carlisle City Council has included in its departments facing redundancies the Green Spaces team.
Last updated 18 November 2011
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European union not needed - just trade
With regard to the article ‘Why Cumbria Needs Europe - But Perhaps Not The Euro’ (The Cumberland News, October 28), the single market of Europe is accessible to us without the need to be involved in the part of Europe that most people find so annoying ie the political and legal side of the European Union (EU).
Last updated 4 November 2011
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Planners warned of need for Carlisle schools
I find it difficult to see why it has taken Cumbria County Council’s education committee so many years to realise that the primary schools in Stanwix and Kingstown are inadequate to cope with the numbers of children (The Cumberland News, October 14).
Last updated 21 October 2011
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Carlisle railway station clock repair is not a priority
I was greatly concerned to read Prof J D Hendry’s comments in his letter to The Cumberland News (October 7).
Last updated 14 October 2011
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A railway station is not just there for shops
I am apprehensive when politicians start saying railway stations have “real potential for economic development”, as MP John Stevenson did (The Cumberland News, September 30).
Last updated 7 October 2011
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Development trust could not keep Wigton assembly rooms
I write on behalf of the North Allerdale development Trust (NADT) board in response to last week’s letters and comments about the sale of the High Street Centre in Wigton (The Cumberland News, September 23).
Last updated 30 September 2011
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Final plea to commissioners before Rose Castle decision
An open letter to the Church Commissioners:
Last updated 23 September 2011
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Wearing jeans just makes world drab
Have you noticed how ugly three-quarters of the population are nowadays?
Last updated 16 September 2011
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Lake District zip wire opinions are not reconciled
The zip wire at Honister Slate Mine, the plan for which was rejected by planners on Wednesday, should have been approved and fully supported on several grounds.
Last updated 9 September 2011
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A great opportunity to get our own TV station
FIFTY years ago this week Border Television launched at 5.45pm on Friday September 1 1961, on Channel 11 from the newly-built Carlisle studios in Harraby.
Last updated 2 September 2011
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Visitor with connections
I AM AN Australian with ancestors who originated in Aspatria. I will be visiting Aspatria in early October and would like to contact relatives of my great-grandparents.
Last updated 26 August 2011
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Not all our young people are rioters
Young people are again, unfortunately, under fire because of the terrible scenes of rioting and looting around the country in recent days.
Last updated 19 August 2011
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Lake District Cheese a success for all
How splendid to read Anna Burdett’s article about the success of the Lake District Cheese brand (News & Star , August 12).
Last updated 19 August 2011
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Maternal instinct a joy to see
I witnessed what I think was a remarkable example of animal behaviour the other day when I was on one of the hills above Caldbeck.
Last updated 13 August 2011
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Traffic ‘improvements’ just slow Carlisle
Let's go back to when Cumbria County Council began to enforce traffic jams throughout the city.
Last updated 12 August 2011
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Country roads in a disgraceful state
So, Cumbria County Council is busy stocking up on the salt it needs for the next winter, (The Cumberland News, July 29).
Last updated 5 August 2011
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Why we need Carlisle Airport development
It was good to read a letter from B Robinson stating “what matters most is jobs for local people and benefits to the local economy”, rather than quotes from past Stobart Group reports from Irthington residents who don’t want an airport.
Last updated 29 July 2011
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Regret over Carlisle Airport ‘inconsistencies’
The Stobart Group states that “over the last five years there has been a lot of speculation and inaccurate information surrounding the development of Carlisle Airport”. It is well placed to make such an observation.n
Last updated 22 July 2011
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