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VIDEO Cockrock success
Published 23 July 2008
THE FOURTH Cockermouth Rock Festival was held at the weekend.
Sun shines on Cockrock
Published 20 July 2008
IT'S DAY TWO of the Cockermouth music festival, which will get underway shortly.
Your chance to meet McFly at Carlisle Live
Published 18 July 2008
THE TIMES & STAR has teamed up with the organisers of Carlisle Live to bring you a great competition!
Smoking ban could kill social club
Published 17 July 2008
THE smoking ban is threatening the future of the Flimby Working Men’s Social Club.
Green pair in Euro bid
Published 17 July 2008
WEST Cumbrians Geoff Smith and Jill Perry have been selected as Green Party candidates for the European Parliament.
Entertainment and offers officially launch The Wave
Published 17 July 2008
MARYPORT’S new £3.3 million The Wave Centre will officially open this weekend.
Surprise donation to Brownie group
Published 17 July 2008
PARTY gatecrashers are usually unwelcome but when Maryport Round Table chairman Alex Jenkins recently crashed in on the Maryport Brownies’ end-of-term party he was invited to join in the fun.
Lifeboat called in
Published 17 July 2008
WORKINGTON’S RNLI lifeboat crew was called out in the early hours of Monday to attend a yacht in difficulty off Millom.BASSENTHWAITE School children excelled themselves with a production of Alice, The Musical. MARYPORT Settlement has opened up its multimedia suite to the public.
Vendace may have vanished
Published 17 July 2008
THERE are fears that a rare ice age fish may have disappeared from one of its last two Lake District homes.
County council launch cycle to work scheme
Published 17 July 2008
MORE than 19,000 council workers in Cumbria could be reaching for the bicycle pump instead of the fuel pump in a bid to get them to be greener and healthier.
Salt air and sea winds - the problems of coastal gardens
Published 17 July 2008
IT SEEMS that every garden has its problems and every gardener their own cross to bear.
Collision down steep hill killed cyclist - inquest
Published 17 July 2008
A YOUNG cyclist from the Keswick area died after colliding with a car down a steep hill, an inquest heard.
Five-star college food
Published 17 July 2008
LAKES College refectory caterers 7 Day Catering have just been awarded five stars by Allerdale council for food hygiene.
Osprey chicks expected to take first flight soon
Published 17 July 2008
THESE are the Bassenthwaite osprey chicks who have delighted bird watchers who have been keeping their nest under 24 hour watch.
Worldwide audience for Solfest bands
Published 17 July 2008
BANDS set to appear at Solfest have had their work sent out to an international audience.AN OUTDOOR production of Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing is due to be performed in the grounds of Higham Hall near Bassenthwaite Lake.THE THEATRE by the Lake at Keswick will be bringing its annual storyTree project for 12-16 year olds to Workington this summer.
Author to start writing course
Published 17 July 2008
A WEST Cumbrian author hopes to start a writing course in the autumn.
Local voice called for on Derwent Forest
Published 17 July 2008
LOCAL borough and parish councillors are furious that they have been left off a committee set up to lead the redevelopment of the former Broughton Moor armaments depot.
Driven to the blues
Published 12 July 2008
TRANSPORT provision for fans of the Maryport Blues Festival has been increased for this year’s event.
Ladies line up to boost funds
Published 10 July 2008
A LADIES’ day at Workington’s Derwent Park raised funds for men’s cancer charity Orchid.
More news
- Genuine support for our community
- VIDEO Cockrock success
- Sun shines on Cockrock
- VIDEO Thousands of people at Maryport carnival
- Back from dead canoeist hid out in Silloth claim
- Your chance to meet McFly at Carlisle Live
- Colourful cost of market seats
- The sad and tragic death of well-loved family man
- Workington's Yankees pub faces closure threat
- First professional role for Flimby acting teen
