700,000 waiting for rural homes
Nearly 700,000 people are now stuck on waiting lists for an affordable home in rural England – the National Housing Federation and Campaign to Protect Rural England warned today.
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Mixed reaction to bluetongue battle
CUMBRIA has become part of the bluetongue protection zone – but Scotland has still to decide when to introduce a vaccination policy over the Border.
Rain, mud and lots of support at show
VISITORS braved the rain and mud to go to last week’s Ennerdale Show.
Dates and venues for Cumbria's 2008 agricultural shows
GET your diary out. You don't want to miss any of Cumbria's wonderful agricultural shows. Here's a list of those coming up.
Pentalk Rural Archive: Ploughing by John Barnes
THE Pentalk Archive is encouraging farmers to capture digitally the farming year to create a unique archive of photographs. We will feature the pictures here

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