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76 training providers, businesses, and organisations will be represented at the #CarlisleSkillsFair . Sign up at: carlisleskillsfair.co.ukby Carlisle Skills Fair via twitter 1/21/2014 5:13:47 PM -
Shoppers in Carlisle are being encouraged to get down to the Tesco store on Warwick Road to take part in the biggest simultaneous Cha Cha Slide dance. Staff and customers in the firm's shops across the UK will come together to take part in the Dance for Diabetes event at 2.30pm on Saturday.
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Young peoples’ groups, organisations and activities in Eden have been awarded more than £15,000 by the county council's Local Committee for Eden. It includes £9,793 to Lowther Parish Hall Committee to buy outdoor play equipment, fencing and surfacing to develop a play area in Hackthorpe.
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MP Tim Farron wants a ‘better deal’ for tenants in private rented properties. Speaking in the House of Commons, he asked: “Families in private rented accommodation have as much right to a decent home as anybody else, so will the [Housing] Minister bring forward a new deal which will ensure that families in private rented homes can look forward to more predictable rents, longer-term tenancies and better standards?”
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Cumbria police are appealing for information about Dane Johnson, 20, who is wanted in connection with breaching a community order imposed by court. He is believed to often visit the Hallgarth and Burneside area of Kendal. He has been urged to hand himself in. Anyone who knows where he is should call 101.
Dane Johnson is believed to often visit the Hallgarth and Burneside area of Kendal.
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The Dragnet Challenge - where competitiors make their way through a narrow corridor of land in the Lake District covering a distance of around 35 miles - takes place on the weekend of July 4-6. Keep an eye on the event's Facebook page for more details.
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Victims and survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides will be remembered during the county council’s Holocaust Memorial Day event next week. Alongside an exhibition that shows photos of genocide from across the world, a 10 minute film - Learning From The Past - will be shown from 12noon to 2pm on Monday (Jan 27) in the Old Court Room at the council's offices in Carlisle.
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SLIGHT A596 Cumbria - Heavy traffic on A596 / Curzon Street in Maryport at St Marys church traffic lights.by CumbriaTravel via twitter 1/21/2014 4:03:29 PM -
MEDIUM M6 Cumbria - Three mattresses on the road on M6 southbound between J44, A7 (Carlisle North) and J43, A69 (Carlisle).by CumbriaTravel via twitter 1/21/2014 4:03:19 PM
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Just received our 29th @InnovusUK application for technology commercialisation support. Cumbria is a technology innovation hot-spot! #nsrollby INNOVUS via twitter 1/21/2014 3:32:59 PM -
Cumbria County Council received more than 1,400 surveys and several hundred separate correspondences for its now-closed consultation into how to save millions of pounds from its budget. Full council will consider the feedback before making decisions on February 13.
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Problem parking in Penrith is being tackled with the introduction of new traffic restrictions. Cumbria County Council’s Local Committee for Eden today approved the installation of double-yellow lines at three locations - Carleton Road, Ridley Court and the Wetheriggs Rise/Castle Hill Road junction. Requests for the changes have been received from residents, a housing association and county councillor.
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YEAR 11 STUDENTS- Don't forget there is an Inspira POST 16 Convention tomorrow (Wednesday 22nd January) in the Marchon Club, 4.30pm-6.30pmby Whitehaven School via twitter 1/21/2014 1:22:39 PM -
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SLIGHT Cumbria - Temporary traffic lights and roadworks on Lorton Road in Cockermouth around the B5292 Victoria Road junction.by CumbriaTravel via twitter 1/21/2014 1:08:29 PM
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Police are investigating the alleged assault of a woman as she walked between Maryport and Broughton Moor at 11.30am on Sunday. The offender, wearing a grey and red Superdry jacket, was believed to have fled the scene on a push bike and was last seen near the Miners Arms pub. Anyone with information should call police on 101.
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Heavy rain has washed away the newly planted grass seeds at Threlkeld cricket pitch, near Keswick.
The club has been fundraising to repair the pitch after it was badly damaged during floods in June 2012. It was hoped that the pitch would be ready for the 2014 season. -
UPDATE: Police say a man was killed in this morning's crash on the A595 road near Carlisle. The stretch of road is still closed, diversions are in place. Here's the story
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Amateur radio operators across the UK will take to the airwaves to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s fundraising SOS Day, which takes place on Jan 31. For more information or to find out about events, visit www.rnli.org.uk/sos
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Improvement work has started on roads near Kingmoor Business Park, Carlisle. The county council is spending £250,000 on resurfacing sections of three roads - the C1015 from Harker crossroads to Harker motorway bridge; the C1016 Kingmoor Road, from Cumbria Waste to the CNDR; the C1022 Parkhouse Road, from Crindledyke to Harker.
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UPDATE: Emergency services confirm one killed in crash on A595 near Carlisle. Story here
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UPDATE: Police say a person has been killed in the A595 crash.
Drivers urged to avoid area; diversions in place. There's a story here. -
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University of Cumbria first in UK to accept Bitcoin payments. Here's the report on coindesk.com
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South Lakes MP Tim Farron, who is also president of the Lib Dems, has emailed members explaining the suspension of Lord Rennard, who is said to have sexually harassed four party activists. You can read Mr Farron's message here.
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