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Hen harriers feared killed after vanishing from Cumbria reserve • May 21, 2025, 6:50 AM ET (BBC)
Cumbria special education: Son 'may never get school place' • May 18, 2025, 10:13 PM ET (BBC)
Child road safety 'could be boosted by a Cumbria mayor' • May 11, 2025, 10:08 AM ET (BBC)
Grange-over-Sands £6.8m lido refurbishment reopening delayed • May 10, 2025, 11:41 AM ET (BBC)
North East and Cumbria celebrate VE Day 80 years on • May 9, 2025, 11:47 AM ET (BBC)

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