News round up

Carlisle Council staff will be asked to take pay cut

Published 9 January 2009

ptgoodingjason AROUND 250 staff at Carlisle City Council will be asked to take a pay cut following a job-evaluation exercise carried out with trades unions.

Union accuses bosses over fact-finding trip

Published 9 January 2009

A ROW has erupted after bosses at Cumbria’s biggest NHS trust admitted spending £46,000 on a fact-finding trip to the United States.

‘Bouncing nana’ takes over at Carlisle pub

Published 9 January 2009

A grandmother once known as Carlisle’s only “bouncing nana” because of her work as a door supervisor has taken over one of the city’s best known pubs.

EXCLUSIVE: Cumbrian killer sends letter from behind bars

Published 9 January 2009

The Cumbrian farmer convicted of brutally murdering his adoring wife so he could start a new life with his lover is attempting to clear his name from his prison cell.

Ouch! Bum rap for Carlisle actress Roxanne Pallett

Published 9 January 2009

ROXANNE Pallett is set to star in this year’s Dancing on Ice, ITV have confirmed.

Cumbria's most senior judge on his no-nonsense approach to dealing with crime

Published 9 January 2009

Judges of popular myth are supposed to scratch their heads in wonder at the reality of life beyond law and the courts.

New Brampton health campus could be on cheaper site

Published 9 January 2009

A NEW multi-million pound health campus for Brampton could be located on a smaller, cheaper site.

Renaissance boss promises progress in 2009 - but no building

Published 9 January 2009

VISIONARY new proposals for Carlisle will be unveiled this year as part of the city’s multi-million pound Renaissance scheme.

Warning – after freezing conditions and lots of snow comes heavy rain

Published 9 January 2009

AFTER a week where Cumbria saw freezing temperatures and thousands kept home from school, a change is on the way.

Zavvi store will play on

Published 9 January 2009

CARLISLE’S Zavvi store has escaped a wave of cuts by the troubled music retailer.

Council witnesses in airport hearing

Published 9 January 2009

TWO Carlisle city councillors have been called as witnesses in a court battle between Cumbrian businessman Andrew Tinkler and his former aviation consultant Peter Elliott.

Former school head set to lose his job in shake-up at city academies

Published 9 January 2009

THE former head of St Aidan’s School in Carlisle is the latest casualty in a proposed shake-up of staff that has sent shock waves among those working for the city’s two academy schools.