Mark Green
Shows of strength
I had a glorious couple of days last weekend at two of the county’s smaller country shows.
Last updated 9 September 2010
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Cost of the space race
It looks inevitable that if you live anywhere near a town centre, you will have to pay for the luxury of parking in your own street.
Last updated 9 September 2010
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Sandwiches could save even more of our bread
I don't know about you, but it’s not often I get treated to lunch.
Last updated 9 September 2010
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Judging the PR gaffes
Lots of people are calling into question William Hague’s “lack of judgement”.
Last updated 9 September 2010
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Fancy a spot of duvet wrestling?
I cannot believe the fuss being made about the woman who has invented a new way of fitting a duvet into a cover. (4 comments)
Last updated 2 September 2010
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Beware what you feed children’s brains
We are regularly being warned about fears for our children’s health. (1 comment)
Last updated 2 September 2010
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Oops!, a tale by Gordon Brown
If you were going to write your autobiography, what would you call it?
Last updated 2 September 2010
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Rae cares – just as much as Diana
This week marked the anniversary of the death of Princess Diana. Hearing the news of her death has turned into one of those “where were you when...” moments.
Last updated 2 September 2010
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Take lessons from our boys, Branson
I get into a hopeless tangle just getting the flimsy, overpriced and always disappointing things out of their packets.
Last updated 26 August 2010
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Viva Long-Vegas
Could this be the new boomtown of the UK? The next Aberdeen? Long-Vegas?
Last updated 26 August 2010
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It’s tough for the Beckham household too
I have known for a while that we’re in a recession and that we’ll all feel the pinch as prices go up, wages are frozen and jobs are cut.
Last updated 26 August 2010
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Lottery should hand out notes of caution
If ever there was a cautionary tale for the 21st Century disease of ‘I want to be rich and famous – now!’ it is lottery winner Callie Rogers.
Last updated 19 August 2010
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Fast-track justice makes speeders pay price
I was going to file it under ‘silly season’, but the story about the wealthy Swede who could be given a world record speeding fine of $1m is worth a closer look.
Last updated 19 August 2010
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World has gone mad
We are deep into what people in the media call the ‘silly season’. When stories of killer wasps terrorising Cotswold village and killer shoals of sardines off the Cornwall coast fill the front pages of our newspapers.
Last updated 19 August 2010
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God moves in mysterious ways. So did Chris
So now we know. God’s number is 20. Not 42 as we were told by The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.
Last updated 19 August 2010
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Anchorage closure a sign of the times
Closing The Anchorage Centre in Carlisle doesn’t mean that the city will lose just another cafe.
Last updated 12 August 2010
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Tortured on holiday by beach tennis
You go away on holiday and have a lovely time but there’s always something that happens that is really annoying...
Last updated 12 August 2010
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Even playtime isn’t safe from the axe
It is fantastic news that one of Carlisle’s play areas has been given a much-needed £50,000 revamp.
Last updated 12 August 2010
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Fears for tears
I’d like to see Toy Story 3, but maybe I’ll wait for the DVD. The reviews I’ve read focus as much on the audience as the film, with tales of grown men weeping at the animated antics of Buzz, Woody and co.
Last updated 6 August 2010
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Abbott likely to move for Descartes?
It has been 15 years since Eric Cantona made his famous seagulls-trawler comment.
Last updated 5 August 2010
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