Last week marked the tenth anniversary of the Storm Desmond in 2015 which also marked the started its aftermath which… Read more Storm Desmond 10 years on
Tag: Cumbria
Jennings Brewery gets new kit and an assistant brewer
JENNINGS Brewery in Cockermouth has taken delivery of 11 new fermentation vessels to help expand capacity and make the business… Read more Jennings Brewery gets new kit and an assistant brewer
Jennings Brewery’s head brewer
Recently the former Jennings Brewery brand in Cockermouth was revived or relaunched this year and I thought it would be… Read more Jennings Brewery’s head brewer
Peat & Diesel
REVIEW: The Old Fire Station in Carlisle. Friday, July 25, 2025. SIX years ago I was between jobs in Carlisle,… Read more Peat & Diesel
Hounds a leaping
I ventured out west today to catch a couple of the hound racing trails near Kirkland in Cumbria today for… Read more Hounds a leaping
My next photo project: welcome to the world of hound trailing
ON Saturday I attended my first hound racing meeting, in the Cockermouth area, in around eight years. I was convinced… Read more My next photo project: welcome to the world of hound trailing
Investor secured for former Central Plaza site in Carlisle
While I was first living in Carlisle I followed the saga of the Central Plaza Hotel which was apparently named… Read more Investor secured for former Central Plaza site in Carlisle
The crazy world of John Otway complete with headbutts
While I was working in Barrow in Furness at the North West Evening Mail I got the chance to photograph… Read more The crazy world of John Otway complete with headbutts
Laurel and Hardy superfan
When I was working in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria I did a number of assignments at the Laurel and Hardy Museum… Read more Laurel and Hardy superfan
Uppies and Downies and other strange British traditions
Yesterday was my baptism of fire into the annual west Cumbrian tradition that is the Uppies and Downies. Now, while… Read more Uppies and Downies and other strange British traditions
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