Thursday, 11 March 2010

Action agreed

Councillors have approved plans for traffic wardens to patrol outside schools

GP surgery plea

Abdul Harid photo Carlisle's super surgery should be built on the city's south side so that it is accessible to people in Currock, Upperby and Harraby

Got away with it

Speed camera photo A driver who did 115mph past a speed camera on the M6 escaped a fine because it was at the wrong angle to read his number plate

Homebase boost

Homebase station photo Businesses around Carlisle’s rail station have enjoyed a bumper start to the year thanks to the filming of a TV advert

Serious neglect

Joseph Horn photo A Cumbrian farmer who kept 67 dogs in filthy conditions at his property has been given a suspended jail sentence

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Also in the news . . .

Carlisle taxi man launches campaign over smoking laws

Paul Dalgleish photo A Carlisle taxi driver who was fined £200 for having a cigarette in his cab has launched a campaign against “unfair” smoking laws.

Tackling trouble

Tony Quinn photo Police are aiming to crack down on trouble in Carlisle’s pubs, clubs and bars by working closely with the licensees

Parking anger

robertforbesss A couple are “furious” after they got a £45 fine at a city superstore car park because one of them left the shop to go to a bank

Unhappy staff

Civil servant strike photo Civil servants asked to imitate answer-phones during a strike to ease their workload have complained to their union

New bistro plan

Prince of Wales demolition photo 2 A Carlisle eyesore - formerly the site of a pub - could be turned into a continental bistro or tapas bar

We want your body!

Summer Girls photo NEW PHOTOS: Entries are coming in for our Me magazine's great Summer Girls competition? Could you be one?

Top uni place

Chris Humpleby photo A Carlisle teen has become the first student from the Richard Rose Central Academy to be offered a place at Cambridge

Also in the news . . .

Dalston man admitted handling drugs

A man who was found to have cannabis in his home and handled cocaine has admitted possessing both drugs.