By Ashley Napier Graduate of Orgill and Wyndham schools, Ashley Napier is now doing a robotics DPhil at Oxford and only a few months away from finishing his thesis. By…

by Alan Cleaver Alan Cleaver’s lifelong ambition is to commute to work each day on the Ratty – preferably to his new job as miller at Boot Mill, Eskdale. Unfortunately…

Alan Cleaver Alan Cleaver reports on his Last Writes exhibition at Florence Mine. The exhibition marking the end of the printed word’s dominance and the arrival of the digital word,…

‘When I first went down a mine it was hard to describe the feelings it gave me. All I could see was diamonds.” Mick Croft’s eyes shone as he recalled…

Asks Ailsa Cowen I was recently told that I shouldn’t play football as ‘girls aren’t built for contact sport’ At the moment I play for my club; Windscale U/16’s, County…

by Michael Brennan Michael Brennan continues to challenge our readers with his Landmarks. Congratulations to Mary Garner who was the only one to recognise both Beggar’s Ghyll and St Leonard’s…

By Alan Alexander Aladdin, it was his fault, he let the genie out of the magic lamp (there never was a bottle) and of course it was so seductive…..all those…

by Rachael Grealish The arts seem to be being cut here there and everywhere at the moment; from theatre’s getting given less money off the Arts Council to the Civic…

Alan Cleaver Alan Cleaver worked on Psychic News for three years in the 1980s and met many people who claimed to have experienced Near Death Experiences. Here he reviews a…

Tony Dunning The recent decision by Copeland Borough Council to permanently close ALL the Public Toilets that are their responsibility is a distinct inconvenience to us all. It may be…

Brian Simpson, MEP The unseasonable weather is having an effect on our farmers, not just in Britain but most of Eastern and Northern Europe. In Britain coming on top of…

By Daemon Ireland A cold March 30th saw the collision of two giants, Premier Champions Wath Brow Hornets and Egremont Rangers. 9 minutes into the Game and Wath Brow managed…

Ali  Hipkin Hundreds of music lovers chose to start their Easter Weekend rocking by turning up in force to pledge their support for the Good Friday, all day Save the…

Alan Cleaver Can a musical note reach so high that it gets stuck in the rafters? And can you play tennis with a musical note? And what happens when a…

Clues Across 1) We’ll gather these on Orgill. (6) 4) Twisted smile traps bird on Orgill street. (5) 7) Acrobatic feat. (6) 8) Etherial record also known as ash. (6)…

Alan Willison, PCSO   Cumbria Constabulary have carried out impromptu ‘Rural Car Park Days’ in the West Cumbria area recently. The main aim is to advise tourists, holiday makers and…