Monday, 15 March 2010

It is public’s duty to combat litter plague

TRASH: The garden areas at the back of Bankside Home in Millom are blighted by piles of  litter.  Councillor Jack Park, left, has asked the school to intervene  REF: 0319964

IT is almost unprecedented that I find myself sticking up for the council. But reading your correspondence about the ‘litter plague’ (Courant Letters, March 5) I felt compelled to come to the local authority’s defence.

Hextol

A tearful farewell to our canine companion

Naming ceremony:  Brian Tilley signs books for Hextol fans Heather Jackson and Joyce Sim. BLACK ties and solemn expressions have been the order of the day at Hextol Towers this week.

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Swimathon Training Week 5

Swimathon5 Follow Courant reporter Rebecca Dixon's training for the 2010 Swimathon in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care

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Honour for teacher who made history

hxSteph10ct A WOMAN from Allendale is to receive a prestigious award, almost 50 years after she became the first woman in Britain to be a woodwork teacher.

Matthew scoops Lego prize

Matthew Stanton A BUDDING engineer at Highfield Middle School in Prudhoe has been named runner-up in a national Lego building competition.

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