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Peace comes to the Pawaia
by Jack Douglas The Pawaia live in a vast area of dense jungle. They depend on whatever they can find in the jungle, whether it be plant, animal,…
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Celebrating the Messel Connection
An international story of local significance unfolded at the Beacon on Saturday 11th February in a thrilling introduction by Thomas Messel to the work of his uncle, the legendary theatre…
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YESTERDAY ONCE MORE
By Edna Branthwaite Frank Fee lives in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, ‘a beautiful region not unlike the Lake District’ on the borders of Laos and Cambodia. Born and…
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Learning through Play at Beckermet Nursery
An early morning visit to Beckermet Nursery really made our day because everyone was so happy there. For the young women who worked there as fully qualified and experienced nursery…
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Recycled Money Helps COSC
Inspector Gary Hunter presents a cheque for £250 to Assistant Manager Brenda Barry and COSC member John Harrison to support the work of the Centre. The money came from the…
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Trading Standards Targets Loan Sharks
Cumbria Trading Standards and the England Illegal Money Lending Team are holding a Week of Action from 6th-10th February 2012 in the Whitehaven and Egremont areas. It is hoped that…
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Child Safety and Parking Issues at Local Schools
Our local Cleator Moor PCSO Alan Willison is concerned about the safety of the local school children in the most unlikely of places…..’Our Schools’. This is not because of the…
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The Knitty Click
By Michelle Denwood The room was filled with the clicking of needles and peals of laughter as the Friday Afternoon Get Together group congregated in the communal sitting room…
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Planting a Tree for Someone We Love
Valentine’s Day kicked off with tree planting in Jacktrees Park with people of all ages coming along to mark the Queen’s Jubilee by planting a tree for someone they love….
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Young People Clean up their Town’s
The Phoenix Youth Project Young people who attend The Phoenix Youth Project took part in three litter picks during the half term school holidays. These were in Cleator Moor,…
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The Benefits Youthworks Brought
In the light of the news that Youthworks has had to close because of funding shortages. Gemma Dunn’s poem, Our Club, makes sad reading now. “We thought it would never…
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Should Free Transport to St Benedict’s Be a Right?
Copeland Council Council has sharply criticised the decision taken by Cumbria County Council to remove subsidies for the transport of children to Se Benedict’s. The new cost amounts to £350…
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Not bad for a lad from Croft Terrace
“Not bad for a lad from Croft Terrace – the rough end of the town in those days.” At a sprightly 82, Jackie Reid is proud that the British Lions…
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PCSOs Support Community Groups
A donation of £250 from local Police Community Support Officers will help to purchase seating in the Moor Row Playground. PCSO Alan Willison, who presented the cheque, explained that it…
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Call Police on 101 For Non-Emergency Matters
The new telephone number for reporting NON Emergency calls to Cumbria Police, mentioned in our last edition, has now gone live. 101 has replaced 0845 33 00 247 and should…