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Nuts go down a storm at new May music festival

nuts3 1105 Flashes of blue, orange, yellow and green pass before my eyes as four children skip around in a circle with gooseberry shaped balloons to the upbeat sound of violins.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Workington is ready to party for Paint the Town Red

paint town red Workington is gearing up for one of the biggest festivals in its history next weekend.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Cockermouth Memorial Gardens entrance work to start soon

Work on a new entrance at Cockermouth’s Memorial Gardens is due to start within the next four weeks.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Jubilee party planned for Maryport

People are invited to Maryport Rugby League Club to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next month.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Youth centre bosses say there's lots to do in Cockermouth

Bosses at a long established Cockermouth youth centre this week said they wanted to set the record straight about services for youngsters in the town.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Cockermouth townsfolk's chance to say thanks to Les Tickner

A celebration night will be held in Cockermouth so that townsfolk can show their appreciation to the town’s former flood recovery co-ordinator Les Tickner.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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60,000 speeders caught in Cockermouth

More than 60,000 vehicles have been caught speeding in Cockermouth’s 30mph zones over the last four months, new figures reveal. (15 comments)

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Maryport's Titanic commemoration to end on a high

Maryport's commemoration of its links to the Titanic will end on a high note this weekend with a talk from the first British man to dive to the wreck. (2 comments)

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Zane Lowe to play CockRock 2012

Star DJ Zane Lowe will play at this year’s Cockermouth Rock Festival. (10 comments)

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Times & Star backs Cockermouth poetry book project

poets 0405 Many thousands of words flowed once the floodwaters that devastated Cockermouth in 2009 had ebbed away.

Last updated 4 May 2012
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Play marks key railway anniversary in Keswick

A play will be staged in Keswick on Sunday to mark the 150th anniversary of work starting on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway.

Last updated 4 May 2012
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First Nuts in May festival arrives in Workington

Organisers of Workington’s first ever Nuts in May music festival hope to attract more than 1,000 people this weekend.

Last updated 4 May 2012
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A long story of Queen’s jubilee petition from Workington in 1897

Long petition photo As Britain prepares to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, people in West Cumbria are being given the chance to view this 85ft long petition from the only other time when the country held such a celebration.