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The photography and journalism of Carlisle-based photojournalist Ian Duncan.

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FIRST TRY... 17-year-old Conrad Dockwray scores his first try for Wath Brow Hornets in their rugby league match against Wigan St Judes at Giel Park in the Wath Brow area of Cleator Moor. In the end the score was 22-24 thanks to a last minute try by Wigan... Picture: Ian Duncan...

Wath Brow Hornets fall short against Wigan St Judes

Posted on 5th Jul 20267th Jul 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

Yesterday I saw my third amateur rugby league match this year, at Wath Brow Hornets’ Giel Park home ground in… Read more Wath Brow Hornets fall short against Wigan St Judes

Martin Stephenson performing at the Falcon Festival in May 2007. Picture: Ian Duncan.

Martin Stephenson in Carlisle 19 years later

Posted on 29th Jun 202630th Jun 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

I well remember the band Martin Stephenson and the Daintees back in the mid-1980s as they were widely tipped to… Read more Martin Stephenson in Carlisle 19 years later

Natty Dougan celebrates after scoring his try for Wath Brow hornets, in white shirts, against West Bowling. Picture by Ian Duncan.

Hornets Bounce Back to Return to Winning Ways

Posted on 22nd Jun 202622nd Jun 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

I attended my second rugby league match this year on Saturday when Cleator Moor’s Wath Brow Hornets faced visitors West… Read more Hornets Bounce Back to Return to Winning Ways

The Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor disaster 40 years on

Posted on 26th Apr 20264th May 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

It is hard to believe that today is the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster and I can remember seeing… Read more The Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor disaster 40 years on

Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick. Photo: Ian Duncan.

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Posted on 21st Mar 202622nd Mar 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

Today’s post could have been, as Monty Python might say, ‘something completely different’. Basically it was suggested that members of… Read more Castlerigg Stone Circle

SOLIDARITY... A charity dinner and solidarity evening for Ukraine in Carlisle, as the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches, which featured Ukrainian food and a performance by a Ukrainian choir called Mallows...

Showing solidarity for Ukraine

Posted on 16th Feb 202617th Feb 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

It is hard to believe but it is approaching the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which originally took… Read more Showing solidarity for Ukraine

PERFORMANCE... Members of The Taborers Society making music in The Sportsman Inn in Carlisle. Source: Ian Duncan.

The Taborers Society

Posted on 8th Feb 20268th Feb 2026 by Ian Duncan Media

I was enjoying a quiet pint with a mate in Carlisle on Saturday when a group, who had pre-booked a… Read more The Taborers Society

AFTERMATH... Residents in Eamont Bridge clear up the mess after Storm Desmond hit Cumbria in December 2015...

Storm Desmond 10 years on

Posted on 8th Dec 202518th Dec 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

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

JENNINGS BREWERY... MD Chris France with the 11 new fermentation vessels...

Jennings Brewery gets new kit and an assistant brewer

Posted on 1st Oct 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

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

REVIVAL… Jennings Castle Brewery in Cockermouth… The brand was revived earlier this year and employs around 15 people… Head brewer Buster Grant...

Jennings Brewery’s head brewer

Posted on 2nd Sep 2025 by Ian Duncan Media

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

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