I had a rather strange and unexpected conversation at the mayor making ceremony in Carlisle last week but let’s just… Read more “Do you enjoy writing disrespectful articles?”
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I had a rather strange and unexpected conversation at the mayor making ceremony in Carlisle last week but let’s just… Read more “Do you enjoy writing disrespectful articles?”
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This was a shock when a member of Cumbria County Council’s cabinet resigned following the crunch vote over whether or… Read more Councillor quits role over dump vote
Another article ahead of the Cumbrian County Council vote on the proposed nuclear waste storage facility in west Cumbria. I… Read more Protesters outside meeting to discuss nuclear waste dump
I have done a few of jobs over the years which involved signal boxes on our railway network whether they… Read more Signalling the changes
With the looming cost of living crisis these stories seemed uncomfortably relevant. When I was in Carlisle residents were feeling… Read more Hardship on estate deepens amid low pay and rising debt
It seemed to be a routine assignment when I was dispatched to the Cumbrian village of Castle Carrock – which… Read more Horror show to carnival show
Labour leader in ‘key seat’ of Carlisle Another party leader but this time it was the Opposition – Labour’s ed… Read more Miliband sings council’s praises
UP TO 50,000 visitors are expected to flood into Appleby every day during this year’s horse fair. Visitor numbers were… Read more Horse fair rolls into town with numbers set to swell to 50,000