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  • How good were the good old days?

    Ah! The good old days! Do you remember them? It was a time of innocence. Children, with rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes, played outside in the endless sunshine; there was little crime; young people respected their adults and ..... If these are

  • Cumbrian books: A bonny musical history tour

    Bonny Cumberland: Music from the manuscripts of fiddlers in the Lake District c.1750-1880. Compiled by John Offord (Green Man Music, £18.50) Tom Moses from Lanercost supplied the instructions for dancing the Cumberland Long Eight. The four

  • Man dies in multi-vehicle crash

    A man has died following a car crash on the A66 in Cumbria. The 42-year-old, from west Cumbria, was pronounced dead at the scene of the multi-vehicle collision at Thornthwaite, Keswick. Three other people - including a nine-year-old - were

  • Working life: Homegrown reputation boosts business start-up

    Originally from Maryport but based in Newcastle, Jon Waite uses his contacts from both areas to support his business. He supports the growth of businesses and offers web development, working with his friends’ local businesses and contacts made

  • 600-space car park for Sellafield shuttle service

    A MAJOR ‘park and ride’ facility for Sellafield workers next to the village of Cleator looks set to be approved next week. The 600-space carpark is just one of a raft of measures intended to slash commuter traffic on the A595, cut the number of