Columns
Does Huhne have power and energy to make a real difference?
So the Government is finally going to crackdown on our major energy companies.
Last updated 22 September 2011
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Water supplier going down plug hole
So it’s official, we have the worst water supplier in the country.
Last updated 22 September 2011
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Kate Middleton is a duchess, not a New York fashionista
A friend who’s a royalist, a follower of fashion – in her own inimitable way – and a bit of a live-wire, gave her verdict on Kate Middleton at an early stage in the now rapidly heating style saga. (8 comments)
Last updated 20 September 2011
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Sinister goings on at Bells of Lazonby
The days when left-handed children were beaten and forced to use their right hand are long gone.
Last updated 19 September 2011
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Champion gurners aren’t just made, they’re born
The dust is settling on another Egremont Crab Fair, with Tommy Mattinson from Aspatria claiming a record 13th World Gurning Championship.
Last updated 19 September 2011
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Diplomatic incident narrowly avoided at world sheepdog trials
Forgive and forget. Let bygones be bygones. And whatever you do – don’t mention the war.
Last updated 19 September 2011
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Come bye flat capped chap with a dog!
The majority of women are said to have a soft spot for men in uniform. A naval officer in his pristine, starched, summer whites is supposed to take top spot.
Last updated 16 September 2011
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A clueless view of Britain
You’ve probably gathered by now that I don’t respect our national politicians as highly as perhaps I should.
Last updated 15 September 2011
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Since when have Scooby Snacks been good for kids?
Yikes! Apparently Scooby Doo is the healthiest cartoon character of all. Even though he and best friend Shaggy spend all their time talking about mountains of food and ‘Scooby Snacks’ when they’re not running away from ghosts, ghouls and baddies.
Last updated 15 September 2011
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Sorry but we are far too polite
Elton John got it wrong when he wrote that awful song: Sorry seems to be the hardest word.
Last updated 15 September 2011
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Golden slumbers fill the air
Paul McCartney says he’s up for it. Veteran rockers The Who are already booked for it. London 2012... let’s hope our athletes are a little younger.
Last updated 13 September 2011
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Statistic that takes the biscuit
“An area the size of Wales.” This has long been the unofficial measurement used to describe certain events, notably the destruction of rainforest.
Last updated 12 September 2011
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I-Spy with my little eye - a parking place in AMbleside
Reiver is delighted to see that I-Spy books are making a comeback, and that one of the new titles is I-Spy Lake District.
Last updated 12 September 2011
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Carlisle train station make-over advert best remembered
Remember that Homebase advert in which Carlisle station is transformed by a lick of paint and some comfy seats?
Last updated 12 September 2011
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There’s always somebody more bonkers than yourself
She was in sparkly sandals, showing off painted toenails. I wore my sitting-down shoes – the too-high, pinchy ones I carry, should I need to stand up or (God forbid) walk.
Last updated 9 September 2011
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Ten years on... and still not a clue about Middle East
The world and his wife seem to have aired their views on the 10th anniversary of what has become known as a terse, emotionless pair of numbers: 9/11.
Last updated 8 September 2011
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We’ll be able to bore criminals
So we might get live broadcasts from our courts?
Last updated 8 September 2011
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We’re all in it together? Not the economists...
A letter from 20 of the country’s leading economists has called on the Government to scrap its new 50 pence in the pound tax rate.
Last updated 8 September 2011
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A love story, from beneath all the rubble
I had a friend called Lucy. Actually, I believe I still do. She slipped into the past tense for a moment there, only because we haven’t been in touch for more than a little while. Friendships, however firm, go that way sometimes. They ebb and flow as years pass.
Last updated 6 September 2011
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Stop twining, a yan will do
Think of Herdwick sheep and you may not necessarily think of high fashion.
Last updated 5 September 2011
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