Cumbria

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Cumbria: Kentmere Valley

Cumbria, England

Calder Hall, Cumbria, England

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Racist incidents in Cumbria secondary schools appear to be rising • Mar. 12, 2025, 2:18 AM ET (BBC)

Poppy Atkinson: Minute's silence held in Cumbria and across UK • Mar. 7, 2025, 8:13 PM ET (BBC)

North East and Cumbria has fewest overseas NHS workers • Mar. 7, 2025, 1:29 AM ET (BBC)

Child dies after car driven on to sports pitch in Cumbria • Mar. 6, 2025, 8:15 AM ET (The Guardian)

Grange-over-Sands services resume following weekend collision • Mar. 3, 2025, 2:43 AM ET (BBC)

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