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Latest updates on News in Cumbria
31/10/2008 -
County council joins `Remembrance 90` effort
31/10/2008 -
Skills Pledge Signing
31/10/2008 -
Hardwicke Circus traffic lights extended for weekend Christmas shopping
29/10/2008 -
CNDR update
29/10/2008 -
The latest news - from the 1800s! - THURSDAY 30 OCTOBER 10am
29/10/2008 -
`Kabooni Carnival`
28/10/2008 -
Skills Pledge Signing
28/10/2008 -
Cabinet to consider `expressing interest` in nuclear waste repository
27/10/2008 -
Come and draw some Manga!
27/10/2008 -
Fireworks safety for bonfire night
27/10/2008 -
Treacherous roads warning
27/10/2008 -
Trading Standards crack down on underage firework sales
27/10/2008 -
There`s a happy Halloween to be had at Roose Library
24/10/2008 -
Bag a book bargain at Penrith library
24/10/2008 -
Kendal HWRC set to close for essental maintenance
24/10/2008 -
Together we can.....events for Vickerstown
23/10/2008 -
Public asked for views on Whitehaven revamp
23/10/2008 -
Road crash demonstration
23/10/2008 -
`Working Together` conference for older people - FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER
22/10/2008 -
The youth of Walney get a date with local decision makers
22/10/2008 -
Southfield School in the pink!
21/10/2008 -
Crofton Hall Estate goes under the hammer
21/10/2008 -
County council on the shortlist for second beacon status award
21/10/2008 -
More Cumbrian Pupils Attending School
20/10/2008 -
Kendal Childminder is top of the class
20/10/2008 -
Charities benefit from fundraising activities thanks to the pupils of a West Cumbrian School
17/10/2008 -
Together We Can . . . in Vickerstown
17/10/2008 -
County council agrees to support Nenthead bus service for six-month trial
17/10/2008 -
Carlisle schools summit puts pupils in the hot seat
16/10/2008 -
National `Meal Deal` for Cumbrian School
16/10/2008 -
Record Cumbrian GCSE Results Confirmation
15/10/2008 -
Youngsters pick up recycling prizes
15/10/2008 -
Keswick road resurfacing - Update
13/10/2008 -
Books good enough to eat on offer in school dining halls
13/10/2008 -
Cumbria`s kitchen teams celebrated during National School Meals Week
13/10/2008 -
`Abuse - what next?` film premieres in Barrow
9/10/2008 -
Keswick road resurfacing
9/10/2008 -
Blanket blitz reveals fire hazards in Cumbrian beds
9/10/2008 -
Cumbria chosen to launch one hill of a challenge
8/10/2008 -
Resource Cumbria conference
8/10/2008 -
International Awards for Cumbrian Schools
8/10/2008 -
Carlisle walking and cycling guide launched
8/10/2008 -
Together we can...in Cleator Moor
7/10/2008 -
Cabinet throws angling club a lifeline
6/10/2008 -
Waste study targets tourism industry
6/10/2008 -
First library loyalty card winner picks up her prize - Kendal library - WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER
6/10/2008 -
Warning issued to signpost thieves
6/10/2008 -
Council hosts Dignity in Care best practice showcase - TUESDAY 7 OCTOBER
6/10/2008 -
Kendal Library improvements
3/10/2008 -
Mirehouse library closes for repairs
2/10/2008 -
Penrith library - it`s more than just books!
2/10/2008 -
Neighbourhood Watch volunteers keep an eye on their future
1/10/2008 -
County council fights Cumbria`s corner in regional masterplan
1/10/2008 -
Ship-shape and ready for National Bookstart Day
1/10/2008 -
Boarding School Boost for Dallam
1/10/2008 -
Ready for winter
1/10/2008 -
Family Learning Festival
1/10/2008 -
Kendal volunteers clean up vandalised allotments