Penrith community news

'Greening' scheme to add colour to Penrith

Green shoots are emerging in a project that is part of efforts to enhance Penrith.

Last updated 28 January 2012
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Heritage Lottery cash to help restore Penrith's Coronation Gardens

Penrith's historic Coronation Gardens are to be restored to their former glory

Last updated 20 December 2011
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Coronation Street's Kirk switches on Penrith Xmas lights

Tyrone Dobbs might not have been there but Coronation Street’s Kirk Sutherland managed to switch on Penrith Christmas lights on his own last night.

Last updated 28 November 2011
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Coronation Street stars to turn on Penrith Christmas lights

Tyrone and Kirk from ITV’s Coronation Street will switch on Penrith’s Christmas lights on Sunday.

Last updated 25 November 2011
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Owner refuses to be drawn on delaying Cumbria cinema closure

The owners of Penrith’s only cinema are staying tight-lipped about whether they will consider pleas to put off its closure.

Last updated 21 January 2011
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Bereaved Cumbrian mum's stay safe on roads plea

A Cumbrian mum whose son was killed in a car crash has recorded a poignant road safety video in which she talks about the agony of losing him.

Last updated 14 January 2011
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BT agrees super-fast broadband for Penrith

Penrith is to become the first part of Cumbria to get super-fast broadband. (6 comments)

Last updated 14 January 2011
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Penrith first to get superfast broadband

Penrith has been selected by BT as the first town in Cumbria to get superfast broadband.

Last updated 13 January 2011
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Cumbrian firm fined for leaving skips at homes without council permits

A Cumbrian skip company has been fined more than £2,000 for leaving skips at clients’ homes without permits.

Last updated 9 December 2010
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Retail revival on cards for thwarted town

A PUBLIC consultation into plans for a major retail park on the edge of Penrith will run until October 21.

Last updated 8 October 2010
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Carlisle's ‘best bar none’ revealed

Carlisle's best pub bar none is Walkabout and Penrith’s is The General Wolfe.

Last updated 12 May 2010
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Red squirrels not out of the woods yet

Red squirrels are never out of the news in Cumbria, even though 20 years ago we might have expected them to be consigned to the history books by now.

Last updated 12 May 2010
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Cumbrian grandad who ‘died’ seven times gets new lease of life

In the space of four years, grandfather Colin Barber 'died' seven times.

Last updated 30 April 2010
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Driver killed, three badly hurt in road smash near Penrith

A man has been killed and three other people seriously injured in a three-vehicle smash on the A6 north of Penrith.

Last updated 29 April 2010
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Hutton in the Forest reveals exciting schedule of summer events

Hutton-in-the-Forest near Penrith has unveiled an exciting range events for the summer months including horse trials, Potfest and walks.

Last updated 12 April 2010
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Tories confident Rory Stewart will take over from David Maclean

The campaign in Penrith and Border is likely to be dominated by Rory the Tory. Rory Stewart was chosen last October to succeed retiring MP David Maclean and is expected to retain the safe Conservative seat comfortably.

Last updated 8 April 2010
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Cumbria university chiefs urged not to sell Newton Rigg campus farms

Key figures from Cumbria’s rural economy have issued an impassioned plea to university chiefs in the county, urging them not to sell off two farms attached to the campus at Newton Rigg near Penrith.

Last updated 23 March 2010
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