Reiver

Taking the long view

The public consultation into whether high-level nuclear waste should be buried under Cumbria has taken three years.

Last updated 21 May 2012
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You can take the low road

Stagecoach Cumbria has suggested that Court Square, outside Carlisle railway station, could house the city’s new bus station.

Last updated 21 May 2012
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Where’s my call up Greg?

Carlisle United fans may be pleased to hear that manager Greg Abbott has made his first signing of the summer.

Last updated 21 May 2012
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I don’t know who’d be more thrilled if this were true

Spontaneous breast growth in a Cumbrian hotel.

Last updated 14 May 2012
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There are many good points to Cumbrian MP Tim Farron

A pointless politician? Surely not.

Last updated 14 May 2012
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Crime-fighting X Factor in action

Cumbria police have come up with an effective way to catch bicycle thieves.

Last updated 14 May 2012
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My tweet memories

He may be one of the Premier League’s leading goalscorers. But Grant Holt hasn’t forgotten his roots.

Last updated 7 May 2012
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Who are they to diss the Blues?

Carlisle United and Workington Reds have been called many unflattering things, often by their own fans.

Last updated 30 April 2012
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This is not the kind of history I want my little Reivers to learn!

Much can be lost in the mists of time. What happened to the Minoan civilisation of Crete? What happened to the Aztecs of Mexico? What happened to Spangles?

Last updated 30 April 2012
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Carlisle city councillor Joe Hendry was delivering leaflets for the Labour Party ahead of this week’s local elections when a dog grabbed not just the leaflet but one of his fingers, and bit to the bone.

Last updated 30 April 2012
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Just earning a crust

Journalism is a glamorous job... sometimes. And sometimes they ask you to dress as a pie.

Last updated 23 April 2012
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When did One Direction take over the world?

Gareth Gates wowed the crowds at Outrageous in Carlisle on Friday night.

Last updated 23 April 2012
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We’re off to see the cast cursed

The Wizard of Oz supposedly comes with a curse. Many of those involved with the film and subsequent theatre productions are said to have become victims of the curse.

Last updated 23 April 2012
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The work of the dark lord?

Let Him be praised. The Him in question is not a religious figure. But he has inspired a devotion which has just become apparent at a Cumbrian church.

Last updated 16 April 2012
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