News round up

Stobart chief joins Downing Street fuel think-tank

Published 4 July 2008

mbtinkler1 Stobart Group chief executive Andrew Tinkler has been summoned to Downing Street to help a Government think-tank come up with ways to cut fuel wastage.

House prices in Carlisle up by three per cent

Published 4 July 2008

House prices in Carlisle have risen despite experts saying the market has suffered its sharpest decline since the property crash of the early 90s.

Landmark hotel could make way for OAP village

Published 4 July 2008

The landmark Skinburness Hotel could be demolished and a retirement village built in its place.

‘I have lost count of body bags I’ve had to zip up at accidents’

Published 4 July 2008

Firefighter George Sansom has lost count of the body bags he has had to fill, but he will never forget the day he arrived at a crash at Carleton to find his son’s best friend dead.

£4m city youth zone could cut crime and teen pregnancies

Published 4 July 2008

Carlisle's chances of a £4.2 million Youth Zone rests in the hands of the county council.

Baby Morgan helps heal his parents’ grief

Published 4 July 2008

When Roxanne Irving’s baby boy died in his sleep without warning at just two weeks old, she never imagined she could feel joy again.

For those about to rock – Don’t fret, Steve’s gonna show you how

Published 4 July 2008

Generations of talented youngsters have dreamed of fame and a life in the limelight as a rock or pop star...

We’ll take United to fresh glories, vow new owners

Published 4 July 2008

THE four Cumbrian businessmen who this week became the new owners of Carlisle United say they are determined to drive the club on to greater football glory.

Hundreds set to gather for Sarah’s funeral

Published 4 July 2008

Hundreds of mourners will gather in Wetheral on Monday for the funeral of Carlisle’s Army heroine Corporal Sarah Bryant.

£20 a day to park in Carlisle city centre

Published 4 July 2008

The cost of parking a car in Carlisle city centre could rise to £15 or £20 a day if park and ride is introduced.

Cumbrians owe £3m on high rate loans

Published 4 July 2008

Cumbrians are currently about £3m in debt to doorstep lenders and loan sharks, it has been revealed.

Shops sell booze to boy, 14

Published 4 July 2008

SIX off-licences in Carlisle have been caught selling alcohol to a 14-year-old boy.

More police on the beat to cut summer crime

Published 4 July 2008

RESIDENTS of Brampton, Longtown and the surrounding area can expect to see more police on the beat this summer as officers launch a new campaign to cut down on paperwork.

Victim of accident is stable

Published 4 July 2008

A MAN is out of intensive care after suffering serious head injuries in a car crash outside Carlisle.

Homeless familes site ‘not suitable’

Published 4 July 2008

CARLISLE MP Eric Martlew hopes to stop a new homeless families’ hostel from being built next to the homeless men’s hostel in John Street.

School’s fields sale plan met with anger

Published 4 July 2008

PLANS to sell the playing fields at Lochinvar School in Longtown for housing development were met with fierce opposition from more than 100 residents at a public meeting this week.

Dealer left heroin in taxi

Published 4 July 2008

A DRUG dealer who left a supply of heroin on the back seat of a late night taxi went out on his bike looking for it as soon as he realised what he had done, Carlisle Crown Court heard yesterday.