News round up

CN Groups Business Awards 2008 finalists

Published 7 October 2008

Business Awards - new composite The finalists are:

Protesters win first round of fight to stop Cumwhinton windfarm

Published 3 October 2008

Anti-windfarm campaigners have won the first round of their battle to stop three turbines being built at Cumwhinton.

Eden outdoor youth charity facing closure after council rent rise

Published 3 October 2008

A charity which helps more than 1,000 youngsters each year faces closure unless it can raise £12,500.

Got £6,000 to spare in a credit crunch? Buy yourself a lordship

Published 3 October 2008

Three medieval lordships have been put up for sale by the Cumbrian family which has owned them for around 800 years.

Movie director Ken Russell puts Lakes cottage up for sale

Published 3 October 2008

A Lake District cottage which inspired some of a British film-maker’s most famous works is up for sale.

Fears for Carlisle bypass as Dexia bank given £5 billion bail out

Published 3 October 2008

The bank funding Carlisle’s long-awaited western bypass is in deep financial trouble and has escaped collapse only thanks to a £5 billion bail out.

Villagers upbeat ahead of decision over Cumwhinton windfarm

Published 3 October 2008

Campaigners against a proposed windfarm have urged planners to “see sense” and reject the proposal.

Longtown play area may be removed due to vandal attacks

Published 3 October 2008

A children's play area in Longtown that has been plagued by vandals could be uprooted.

Vandals tear down Welcome to Scotland sign south of Carlisle

Published 3 October 2008

Nationalist fanatics have been blamed for destroying a sign erected by artists next to the M6 to create an artificial Scottish border south of Carlisle.

Andrew’s CD is rocketing up the charts

Published 3 October 2008

TALENT spotters tipped him for stardom – and their predictions now look set to come true with early sales placing Andrew Johnston’s debut album inside the top five this week.

‘Concert detour’ paramedic is cleared

Published 3 October 2008

A PENRITH paramedic accused of making a detour while taking a dying man to hospital so that she could finish early and go to a Freddie Mercury tribute concert has been cleared of misconduct.

Initiative to help protect rare birds

Published 3 October 2008

A LAKE District initiative aims to boost the numbers and restore habitats of wading birds, especially curlews and lapwings.

Back to drawing board for college

Published 3 October 2008

CARLISLE College must think again after council officials criticised its plans for new buildings as “cost-cutting” and “a big box”.

Former hospitals boss defends handling of ‘victimisation’ case

Published 3 October 2008

THE former boss of north Cumbria’s hospitals has defended her decision not to suspend a top director despite claims he had assaulted a senior nurse.

‘Allotment plots could be a safety hazard’ Complaints over plot site

Published 3 October 2008

RESIDENTS living alongside a Brampton conservation area which is to be turned into 30 allotment plots say the area could become a safety hazard.

Battle to bring back lifeboat goes on

Published 3 October 2008

CAMPAIGNERS outraged over the removal of the Burgh by Sands rescue boat have pledged to fight on if MPs’ calls to bring it back fail.

Bid to stop green space being used for surgery

Published 3 October 2008

CARLISLE MP Eric Martlew is planning legal action to prevent a new doctor’s surgery being built on playing fields in the city.

Firefighters burn across 7Stanes

Published 3 October 2008

STRONG winds, heavy rain and even a few broken ribs couldn’t stop a team of Carlisle firefighters completing a gruelling mountain bike challenge across southern Scotland.