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Times of change
I’M writing this week’s column from on board a canal boat on the Grand Union Canal.
Last updated 18 March 2013
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Formula 1 is just around the corner
THE Formula 1 season is now so long, I’m pretty sure some of the teams are still finishing the last race, even though this Sunday sees the first outing of 2013.
Last updated 15 March 2013
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Oncology news is major blow to Barrow hospital
IT has been an ominous week for our local hospital services. After a positive meeting of the Thousand Voices campaign last week, when hundreds of mums and dads spoke up to defend local services, the area has been hit by the shock announcement of Furness General’s oncology unit closing because of the severity of the cuts being inflicted by the Conservative-led government. (4 comments)
Last updated 14 March 2013
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The glamour of aeroplane travel
CONRADICTION in terms alert: I’ve just had a pleasant, hassle-free flying experience with a budget airline.
Last updated 13 March 2013
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Backing based on self-interest
ACTOR Ray Winstone has – in the vernacular he might use – being going off on one.
Last updated 12 March 2013
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Whatever next - World TV Day?
WORLD Book Day. I don’t need to say any more. Panic? Parents – come out of the cupboard under the stairs – it was last week, if you missed it then well done, although your child will probably be ridiculed for turning up in full school uniform one day last week when everyone else wasn’t.
Last updated 11 March 2013
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Striving to get the best deal for Copeland
THE budget cuts Copeland has had to make have meant that we have had to agree a budget that will fundamentally transform the council, the services we can provide and how these will be provided. (1 comment)
Last updated 11 March 2013
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Made sheepish by teambuilding
THERE’S no “I” in “team”. There is, however, a “Y” in “teambuilding day”. Or, to be strictly accurate, a “why?” as in “why am I maiming an innocent tomato and making glove puppets?” (2 comments)
Last updated 8 March 2013
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Cumbria A590 road safety top of local agenda
IT has been over 10 years in coming and, as regular readers of this column will be aware, there have been several very annoying setbacks along the way.
Last updated 7 March 2013
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Perish thought of retired Queen
EVEN as a semi-lapsed Catholic (I fell out with them when I wasn’t allowed to marry a divorced man in church), I found the resignation of Pope Benedict strangely moving. (5 comments)
Last updated 6 March 2013
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The holy gift of understatement
A PUBLIC fall from grace is never a pretty sight... whoever it is who’s tumbling painfully from their pedestal.
Last updated 5 March 2013
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So much to love about Barrow
THIS Friday sees a glittering awards evening taking place, celebrating all that is good about the area as the now annual Love Barrow Awards take place. (6 comments)
Last updated 4 March 2013
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“It’s all gone quiet,” said Roobarb....
IF, like me, you grew up (and I’m aware of the irony in that) in the ’70s, February was a tough month, with the sad news that Richard Briers and Bob Godfrey had died.
Last updated 1 March 2013
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Your chance to challenge trust
THERE are just seven days remaining before the public will have a rare chance to tell local health bosses face-to-face why we want to keep a full consultant-led maternity unit and other key services at Furness General Hospital.
Last updated 28 February 2013
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Unwanted calls leave me cold
FOR the past few months I have been plagued by cold callers on my telephone – markedly more so than ever before. (4 comments)
Last updated 28 February 2013
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Claims must not be an afterthought
THE poor old Lib Dems sure seem to be having awful trouble with their womenfolk.
Last updated 26 February 2013
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Crime is worth tweeting about
SO what do the phrases “Lay off the Lambrini” and “Pork Scratching Pincher” have in common? (1 comment)
Last updated 25 February 2013
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Budget is focus
THE Leader’s column has returned and I hope my reader is still around to read my ramblings, and on occasions, rants.
Last updated 25 February 2013
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Taking the rough with the smooth
SOMEWHERE on the road between Arnside and Milnthorpe are several of my fillings, plus bits of my car which rattled off. I’m thinking of charging SLDC for repairs. (4 comments)
Last updated 22 February 2013
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Cumbria coastal cash aids jobs plan
I SAID in January that winning new jobs for this area was one of my key targets for 2013 (and probably 2014 and 2015 as well).
Last updated 21 February 2013
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