Viv Paterson

It came as a shock when Allerdale suspended recycling and garden waste’

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Viv Paterson: Bin collections? What a load of old rubbish!

Boris Johnson during a Tory leadership hustings. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire.

Boris Johnson during a Tory leadership hustings. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire.

Johnston, Corbyn, stay or leave – I don’t care, says Viv!

old gramophone player close up. detail / record / vintage / generic / Fotolia.

old gramophone player close up. detail / record / vintage / generic / Fotolia.

How good were the good old days?

DYSTOPIA: could you survive? Photo: BBC

DYSTOPIA: could you survive? Photo: BBC

You may survive post Brexit Britain but I'm doomed

CARING: Jacinda Ardern has written the book on how to be a great Prime Minister ....Photo: TVNZ via AP

CARING: Jacinda Ardern has written the book on how to be a great Prime Minister ....Photo: TVNZ via AP

Jacinda – the perfect example of a caring PM

KILLERS: How do we combat knife crime?

KILLERS: How do we combat knife crime?

Viv Paterson asks: are more police the answer to knife crime?

LOYAL: Tony Foulds

LOYAL: Tony Foulds

And the good news is: There is still good news

Liam Neeson: saint, sinner or just stupid?

Pain is in the head

Pain is in the head

Pain? It’s all in the head new research claims

Parliament: Lacking in decorum?

Parliament: Lacking in decorum?

Maybe our MPs should stop watching Peppa Pig

Dalemain Marmalade Festival

Dalemain Marmalade Festival

I like marmalade, so what does that make me?

Gods in the toilet and Piers Morgan

Singing penguins at Dunmail Park Workington Christmas 2018

Singing penguins at Dunmail Park Workington Christmas 2018

Workington's singing penguins are a must for Christmas

Rescue that had us all with hearts in mouths

Rescue that had us all with hearts in mouths

Rescue that had us all with hearts in mouths

Claude Rains in The Invisible Man (1933)

Claude Rains in The Invisible Man (1933)

Now see here! I have become invisible...

Why does my advice drive husband crazy?

Why does my advice drive husband crazy?

Why does my advice drive husband crazy?

Delays at Bilbao airport

Delays at Bilbao airport

Why don’t they just employ more staff?

Samantha Bramwell and her son Harry play in the sea Blackpool beach, as Britons could see the hottest day of the year this Bank Holiday Monday. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday May 28, 2018. See PA story WEATHER BankHoliday. Photo credit

Samantha Bramwell and her son Harry play in the sea Blackpool beach, as Britons could see the hottest day of the year this Bank Holiday Monday. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday May 28, 2018. See PA story WEATHER BankHoliday. Photo credit

May day: It’s been a strange old month

I wasted the time of hard-working nurses

I wasted the time of hard-working nurses

I wasted the time of hard-working nurses

I know the lengths I’d go to protect my own

I know the lengths I’d go to protect my own

I know the lengths I’d go to protect my own

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Today's decision will be regretted

Chung Gum Wang and Yunjong Won lead out North Korean and South Korean athletes during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic

Chung Gum Wang and Yunjong Won lead out North Korean and South Korean athletes during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic

The glass ceiling is still there – it’s time to smash through it!

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The rejection that rocked my world

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You don’t understand me? That’s the point!

I urge councillors to have courage – just like Bryan

I urge councillors to have courage – just like Bryan

I urge councillors to have courage – just like Bryan

Relieved: Viv’s pleased she’s not the Pope

Relieved: Viv’s pleased she’s not the Pope

There may be terror and hate, but also kindness

INCREDIBLE STORY: Zimbabweans celebrate the resignation of President Robert Mugabe

INCREDIBLE STORY: Zimbabweans celebrate the resignation of President Robert Mugabe

Simple hopes include a future without fear

Centuries of man’s inhumanity to man

Centuries of man’s inhumanity to man

Centuries of man’s inhumanity to man

What treasures lurk inside your house?

What treasures lurk inside your house?

What treasures lurk inside your house?

Hysterical Brits did little to help princes

Hysterical Brits did little to help princes

Hysterical Brits did little to help princes

Degree of motivation is far more valuable

Degree of motivation is far more valuable

Degree of motivation is far more valuable

I still head to Graceland when life is too tough

I still head to Graceland when life is too tough

I still head to Graceland when life is too tough

Sitting in judgement over image of myself

Losing the blues would be a big blow to all of us

Losing the blues would be a big blow to all of us

Losing the blues would be a big blow to all of us

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How can you not like A-lister Will Smith?

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The carnival is over...but only for a year

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People must start to come before profit

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It’s been a long week

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My worries are nothing

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The Saint’s gone but we still have heroes

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Evil came, saw, but it did not conquer us

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Gains and losses in world of the internet

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The real heroes in our benefits system

Passionate: French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron kisses his wife Brigitte

Passionate: French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron kisses his wife Brigitte

‘A world of Le Pen and Trump is too much’

THE LATE MARGARET THATCHER: The former Prime Minister could apparently cope with three or four hour of sleep a night Picture: Press Association

THE LATE MARGARET THATCHER: The former Prime Minister could apparently cope with three or four hour of sleep a night Picture: Press Association

Restless nights are no cause for alarm

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We are the evil, but we are also the hope

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Our character prevails in times of adversity

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Music brings back so many memories

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Campaigners can hold their heads up high

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Call centre issues drive me around the bend

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We need a real hero to fight for underdog

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It’s time to end hatred and start living as one

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This older, wiser, journo still has it

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Pillow talk – don’t even get me started

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