The road to easy riding

How to pass your motorcycle tests and not become another statistic Back in the early 1990s I decided I wanted… Read more The road to easy riding

Horror show to carnival show

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

MONDAY — which has the official title Yorkshire Day — seemed an appropriate time to officially mark the extension of… Read more Historic day will secure future of land for generations

Commissioner forced to admit ‘concerns’ raised with police This was quite a good one – not exactly the original expenses… Read more Whistleblowing probe from crime chief’s own office

Leader spells out party vision to voters during stop in Carlisle The last of the party leaders and perhaps the… Read more UKIP support rising in Cumbria – Farage

Cameron tells Pirelli staff: ‘Many paid more than me’ This was a stage managed visit by the Prime Minister, David… Read more PM blasts chief’s pay

The Keswick Convention was always a controversial subject with local residents. Spread over three weeks the annual religious gathering attracts… Read more Keswick traders call for rethink over “parasytic” Convention

MILITARY personnel were drafted in this week to airlift much needed supplies to isolated and vulnerable residents around eastern parts… Read more Military flies to aid of cut-off communities

Following on from my earlier reports from the horse fair this was another of those unexpected comments which made the… Read more Horse fair “attracting wrong type of people”, says gypsy leader

When I first started working in Cumbria I was introduced to a sport that is strongly unique to the north… Read more Marli takes honours in first major trail of season