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Cumbria County Council set to cut 600 jobs
MORE than 600 posts are to be axed as Cumbria County Council in battles to find £50m worth of savings over the next four years. Council leader Eddie Martin announced the cuts today as he launched a public consultation exercise to discover where
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Pedestrian dies eight days after Barrow collision
A WOMAN has died eight days after being involved in a serious road crash while walking in Barrow. Marjorie Higgins, 64, was a pedestrian involved in a serious road traffic collision on Bridgegate Avenue with a Yamaha motorcycle ridden by a
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£1.8m cost of North West agency's job cuts
REDUNDANCIES at the doomed North West Regional Development Agency (NWDA) have already cost £1.8million the taxpayer, it has been claimed. The agency, which works to support businesses in the region using government funding, is being scrapped
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Demand for Cumbria farmland still growing
DEMAND for farmland in Cumbria has continued to increase at a steady rate despite the recession, according to experts in the area. An auction of agricultural land in Eden proved that interest in the region is high, with one lot of almost 34
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Indian life opens Burneside student's eyes
A BURNESIDE student has returned from India with a new outlook on life after spending 10 weeks living without electricity and running water. Lana Johnson, 19, an art student at Leeds College, was picked for the Government’s Platform2 scheme and
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Witness appeal over Lancaster car accident
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was knocked over by a car outside the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. The incident happened on Ashton Road around 2pm on Monday November 8 when a silver five door hatchback car clipped a 51-year-old woman
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North Lancs Football - Ingleton in Craven Cup goal rush
IN THE Craven and District Football Association Junior Cup 1st Round: Ingleton Reserves entertained and thrashed a 10 man Connonley Sports Reserves by 14-0. The visitors turned up with just 10 players and were soon shipping goals with veteran David Shaw
