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Fakes line up for festival

FakesPaulW2903 Ten bands and one perfect day when it’s cool to be a copycat.

Last updated 29 March 2013
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A welcome win at Maryport Blues Festival battle of the bands

eocene2903 Geordie rockers Eocene battled through Arctic conditions to book their place as one of the support bands for headline act The Quireboys at the 2013 Maryport Blues Festival.

Last updated 29 March 2013
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Move to make Cockermouth former fire station a services hub

Cockermouth's former fire service headquarters could be turned into a hub for county council services. (4 comments)

Last updated 29 March 2013
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Bid for kidney transplant social group

daymon 2903 A Seaton man wants to start a social group for people who have had kidney transplants in Cumbria.

Last updated 29 March 2013
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Council joins fight to save Maryport's Christ Church

christchuch 2903 A campaign to save Maryport’s iconic harbourside Christ Church, which recently closed, is gathering steam.

Last updated 29 March 2013
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Husband died after Sellafield work victimisation, claims widow

robertbailey2903 A heartbroken widow from Little Clifton has claimed that her husband drank himself to death after being victimised by work colleagues.

Last updated 29 March 2013
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‘I don’t want another child to be killed by meningitis’

jaynecampaign2903 A Workington woman has spoken for the first time about her son’s death from meningitis as she joins a campaign to get all youngsters vaccinated against the disease.

Last updated 29 March 2013
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Battle on to save Workington church

bobchurch2903 The fight is on to save Workington’s iconic St John’s Church which requires urgent structural work. (1 comment)

Last updated 29 March 2013
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Call for a new road to end traffic chaos

A new road may be the only solution to traffic chaos in Harrington, the chairman of the area’s residents’ association has claimed. (4 comments)

Last updated 29 March 2013
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Last updated 28 March 2013
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Witnesses wanted who saw Cockermouth road accident

Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision shortly after 2pm last Friday at the Belle Vue roundabout, outside Cockermouth.

Last updated 25 March 2013
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Workington to Keswick walk cancelled

Tomorrow's Workington to Keswick walk has been postponed due to the weather. (1 comment)

Last updated 23 March 2013
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There’s some strange goings-on inside Dearham’s Old Mill Inn...

dearhamghost001 A Dearham pub is vying for the title of the area’s most haunted venue after paranormal investigators spent the night there. (10 comments)

Last updated 22 March 2013
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Ghost George wreaks havoc in Workington pub

Vodka, whiskey and gin are not the only spirits at a Workington pub, if recent reports are to believed.

Last updated 22 March 2013
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Tour of Britain to ride through West Cumbria

wiggofront2203a The biggest cycling event in the UK sporting calendar is coming to West Cumbria for the first time this year. (3 comments)

Last updated 22 March 2013
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Industrial action this morning

Public sector workers in West Cumbria joined an estimated 250,000 nationally to take industrial action over changes to pensions, pay and jobs.

Last updated 21 March 2013
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Dearham pensioner left heartbroken after prize-winning birds stolen

A Dearham pensioner has been left heartbroken after 20 of his prize-winning canaries were stolen during a burglary this morning.

Last updated 18 March 2013
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Protest meeting is called over plan for 114 village homes

A protest meeting against plans for 114 homes in Dearham will be held on Wednesday.

Last updated 15 March 2013
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‘Camera, action’ for new movie production team

filmmakers 1503 Three aspiring West Cumbrian film makers have set up a TV and film production company to showcase their work and encourage local talent.