Penrith community news

Cumbrian soldier served on frontline in Afghanistan while seven months pregnant

Kayla Donnelly photo A Penrith soldier served on the frontline in Afghanistan while seven months pregnant - because she didn't realise she was expecting

Last updated 16 February 2011
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Campaigners raise £8,000 in eight minutes to help save Cumbrian cinema

penrith cinema photo A community campaign to raise enough money buy Penrith’s closure-threatened cinema gathered £8,000 in just eight minutes

Last updated 31 January 2011
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Penrith needs better parking, claims report

pentcmw PARKING in Penrith is inadequate and too hard to find, a report has claimed

Last updated 7 January 2011
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Ex-Eden council leader in court on dishonesty charges

Colin Nineham photo Former Eden council leader Colin Nineham has appeared in court to face 16 charges of dishonesty.

Last updated 6 January 2011
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Council to get interim boss as it decides on radical overhaul

mbgill EDEN Council will appoint an interim chief executive next year – at a cost of £125,000 – while the authority considers a cost-cutting internal restructure.

Last updated 17 December 2010
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Cash grant will help project boost Penrith's economy

Gordon Nicholson photo A grant of £86,000 has boosted a project to help improve Penrith’s economy

Last updated 9 December 2010
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Ex-Cumbrian council leader charged with fraud

Colin Nineham photo Former Eden council leader Colin Nineham has been charged with fraud offences.

Last updated 4 December 2010
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Eden council cuts support for Xmas lights and CCTV

Gordon Nicholson photo Eden council is to withdraw all its support for Christmas lights in the district as it slashes costs to meet a budget deficit. (3 comments)

Last updated 29 November 2010
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Cumbria's Kendal Calling named UK's best small festival

An annual Cumbrian music festival has been named the best of its type in the UK.

Last updated 26 November 2010
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Penrith flood defences scheme completed month early

A multi-million pound flood alleviation scheme for hundreds of homes and businesses in Penrith has been completed

Last updated 26 November 2010
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Penrith hotel to stage first theatre show in more than 100 years

Red Riding Hood photo A hotel is to relive its theatrical heyday by hosting a Penrith pantomime this Christmas

Last updated 26 November 2010
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Cumbrian car lover donates part of national prize to charity

Jim Scott photo A Penrith man named Britain’s biggest car lover is to auction part of his prize for charity in memory of his niece

Last updated 26 November 2010
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The fall and rise of Penrith New Squares project

New Squares model photo There was an air of panic when Penrith’s chamber of trade met at the North Lakes Hotel in October 2008

Last updated 24 November 2010
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Bright future ahead for Penrith after New Squares decision - claim

Penrith has a ‘rosy’ future now that the New Squares scheme is set to get back on track, a council boss has claimed

Last updated 20 November 2010
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Revamp for Penrith's hidden town centre garden

A hidden garden in Penrith is to be uncovered and transformed into a town centre gem

Last updated 19 November 2010
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Penrith to host its first continental market

Flavours from across Europe could draw Christmas shoppers to Penrith next month with the arrival of the its first continental market

Last updated 19 November 2010
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Eden council fund to help community projects

A new community fund to support local initiatives has been established by Eden council.

Last updated 18 November 2010
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Eden council backs Newton Rigg campus plan

A business plan outlining how Carlisle and Kendal colleges would run Penrith’s Newton Rigg campus will be put together after Eden council put up £12,000 to help finance

Last updated 17 November 2010
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