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Cumbrian teen hurt after Lindale car smash

A TEENAGER is fighting for his life in hospital after the stolen vehicle he was travelling in crashed during a police chase.Read

Tragedy of Whitehaven transplant toddler Lydia

BRAVE heart transplant toddler Lydia Rose Sayle might have been saved if severe snow hadn’t hindered her journey to life-saving doctors, an inquest heard.Read

Hundreds gather in Carlisle for Eddie Stobart's funeral

HUNDREDS of people gathered to bid farewell to haulage supremo Eddie Stobart at a moving funeral yesterday.Read

Police constable resigns after assault on fellow officer

A NORTH police constable has resigned after he was arrested for assaulting a fellow officer.Read

Air ambulance called to aid parachutist in Cumbria

THE air ambulance was called out to treat a parachutist after a jump went wrong in Cumbria yesterday.Read

Cumbria headteacher in the dark over suspension

AN award-winning headteacher has been suspended for six months without being told why, in the "most bizarre" case of its kind, according to a former union leader.Read

North slimmer reveals secrets in book

A MAN who lost an astonishing 31 stones in less than two years will reveal his slimming secrets in a tell-all book.Read

Oz bank pulls out of revamp project

THE future of a multimillion-pound town centre redevelopment plan is in doubt.Read

5 years for knife thug

A KNIFE-wielding thug who slashed a man’s face has been jailed.Read

The shirty dressmaker

BRIDAL gowns are usually crafted from silks, satins and sequins but Angy Morton’s stunning wedding dress was made with pure anger.Read

Pervert foiled in library

LIBRARY staff have been praised for catching a pervert looking at child porn.Read

Child's grave robbed for second time

POLICE are investigating the sick theft of a tribute to a dead child. Thieves took an ornamental wicker basket in the shape of a bunny rabbit from the graveside.Read