People
Biting into the credit crunch
Published 1 December 2008
Late one night in 1762, John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, was busy playing cards. Sarah Laurie is grateful for that. Sarah is manager of The Sandwich Mill on Shaddongate, Carlisle, and business is booming.
It’s dog eat little silver Scottie dog
Published 24 November 2008
Plates of fish fingers and chips perched on the edge of a kitchen table, fighting for space with crisp piles of bank notes. The most important factor in the game seemed to be pure luck, unless I was winning in which case my success was clearly down to great skill. Monopoly, the board game that encourages brazen commercialism, was created to highlight the evils of capitalism.
‘You’d struggle to find a room of adults behaving as respectfully’
Published 21 November 2008
Hunting in packs, they stalk our streets. No respect for anyone. No fear of authority. They’re untouchable, and they know it. These animals are dangerous.
And finally... News at Ten’s Hank has died, but his new book is on the shelves
Published 20 November 2008
Alan Hankinson was one of that splendid band of men and women who, for more than two decades, used to send Britain happily to bed.
Credit crunch? What credit crunch? Just have a sexy night in...
Published 20 November 2008
The Christmas lights are up across the region and traders are playing Jingle Tills. We may be sinking into a recession, but we find Cumbrian shop managers confident that it will still be a season to be jolly
'It's not about making good boxers. It's about making good people...'
Published 18 November 2008
Roger Lytollis meets former boxing champion Charles Shepherd and boxing coach Barrie Scougal as they open another Champ's Camp to help change the lives of youngsters
Consuming passions of fantasy fiction
Published 10 November 2008
Take a yearning, slightly vulnerable woman, put her in the path of a rugged, moody but oh-so masculine man, and you’ve got the ingredients for nearly every Mills & Boon novel ever written.
Life on the mean streets
Published 10 November 2008
Set your novel in Kenya and you hand yourself a dilemma. This is a place where nothing you invent will seem implausible to readers. But how can fiction compete with such astonishing reality?
The man who'll make you laugh
Published 10 November 2008
It’s Monday morning, it’s bitterly cold and Britain is well and truly credit crunched. And Keith Adams is laughing.
He killed my father – now we work together in the name of peace
Published 3 November 2008
How do you go about meeting the man who killed your father? Even more challenging, how do you go about working side by side with that same man to build peace?
Thatcher starts smoking in Shap
Published 3 November 2008
Downshifting. It’s what people do when they step off life’s treadmill and dramatically change their lives.
An elephant who never forgets safety first
Published 29 October 2008
Harriet will never remember the day it all began. But this little girl is the inspiration for a dream.
David Ryan - Cumbrian therapist to man's best friend and other animals
Published 27 October 2008
Bonfire night is nearly upon us and for pet owners it can be a difficult time of year as fireworks can cause fear and anxiety in their pets.
From unknowns to worldwide fame - overnight
Published 27 October 2008
Overnight fame. It might exist for Big Brother housemates, but not musicians.
Tommy Mattinson wins world gurning title for 11th time
Published 25 October 2008
Aspatria's Tommy Mattinson is sitting pretty this week as he became a world record breaker at pulling faces.
Cosmetic surgery is for women and men
Published 22 October 2008
The trouble with being a gnarled old hack is the patently obvious ageing process that is manifest in your face.
Pushing herself to the max
Published 21 October 2008
From renting out deckchairs on a beach in Acapulco to organising a film shoot in Carlisle with a 35-strong cast and crew – Sue Bellarby’s working life has never been dull.
Here's one that Cumbria made earlier
Published 11 October 2008
Versatility is vital for Blue Peter presenters so it’s no surprise to find Helen Skelton on board as the programme celebrates its 50th birthday next week.
Never a dull moment...
Published 11 October 2008
From its black and white beginnings to its colourful scandals, Blue Peter has never been less than gripping for children and adults.
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- Things look brighter at Frizington
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- The pick of Christmas music
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