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First new UK coal mine for 30 years in doubt

Cumbria council to review plans after opposition from climate change campaigners

10 Feb 2021

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Remote Cumbrian town records UK’s highest coronavirus rate

Barrow-in-Furness has recorded nearly four times more cases per capita than England average

13 May 2020

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In Brief

Calls to close UK zoo after 486 animals die in four years

Campaigners urge councillors to refuse new licence for Cumbria attraction

1 Mar 2017

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In Brief

Pero the sheepdog makes 240-mile solo trip to former home

Four-year-old working dog makes journey from Cumbria to Aberystwyth after being sold to farmer

26 Apr 2016

Cumbria

First new UK coal mine for 30 years in doubt

Remote Cumbrian town records UK’s highest coronavirus rate

Calls to close UK zoo after 486 animals die in four years

Pero the sheepdog makes 240-mile solo trip to former home

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