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- VIDEO: Flood waters force 500 from homes by The Chronicles from the Empire on Nov 21, 2009
More than 500 people in Cumbria spent the night with relatives and friends or in emergency shelters after floods swept across the county, the BBC reports. Cockermouth and Keswick were worst affected, but communities across Cumbria felt the impact of...
- Cockermouth floods: ‘I’ve never seen anything like it.’ by Red Cross Blogs on Nov 20, 2009
Guest blogger Ian Rideout, Red Cross operations director, has been in Cockermouth since 3pm on Thursday with a team of 15 Red Cross swift rescue volunteers. He writes about his experiences below the audio player. The centre of Cockermouth has been...
- Police officer went missing in flooded Cumbrian town by The Chronicles from the Empire on Nov 20, 2009
A police officer went missing today in the Cumbrian town of Workington, when a bridge collapsed during heavy flooding. Police said the male officer was unaccounted for after Northside bridge, on one of the main routes into Workington, collapsed at 4.
- Cumbrian Pictures by The Ben Lomond Free Press on Oct 25, 2009
Just back from a delightful week in Cumbria / Lake District. The weather was a bit dull and there were some showers but there was plenty to do outdoors and in, so we had a good time. I was out and about with the camera but because of the dull backgro...
- Anybody Notice? by The Ben Lomond Free Press on Oct 25, 2009
I wonder if it’s just me but I can’t help noticing all the notices pinned up around the place. For instance we went to Keswick swimming pool/leisure centre the other day and there was a plethora of notices. As well as the normal rules and...
- Old Market Cross, Sedbergh, Cumbria by The Northern Antiquarian on Jul 31, 2009
Cross (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SD 657 921 Archaeology & History More than 150 years ago outside St. Andrew’s Church in Sedbergh, A.E. Platt wrote (1876) that, “there was a cross standing in the Market Place adjoining...
- Wedding Venue Hunting! by Storeyshop on Jun 26, 2009
This wedding planning business is harder than I thought. We are yet to find the perfect venue, in fact, many possible venues. There are a few stunning castles and stately homes nearby but, apart from being over-budget, I'm not sure that they feel ver...
