Posts Tagged ‘cumbrian’

‘Weakness’ in Bird 999 response

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

A review into the Cumbrian shootings criticises the way in which police and ambulance services work together.

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‘Weakness’ in Bird 999 response

Officer sent texts to gunman Bird

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

A police negotiator made a number of attempts to contact Derrick Bird in the middle of his Cumbrian shooting rampage, an inquest hears.

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Officer sent texts to gunman Bird

Gunman left twin ‘dead on floor’

Friday, March 4th, 2011

The inquest into the Cumbrian shootings hears about the moment Derrick Bird’s first victim, his twin brother David, was found.

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Gunman left twin ‘dead on floor’

Gunman Bird’s tax fears unfounded

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

The inquest into the Cumbrian shootings hears Derrick Bird was not facing prison for tax evasion as he believed.

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Gunman Bird’s tax fears unfounded

Inquests begin into Cumbria killings

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

The inquests into the deaths of the 12 victims of Cumbrian gun killer Derrick Bird begin in Workington.

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Inquests begin into Cumbria killings

‘Man killed wife before himself’

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

A 92-year-old man killed his wife at their Cumbrian home before taking his own life, post-mortem examinations reveal.

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‘Man killed wife before himself’

Two cyclists killed in collision

Monday, December 6th, 2010

Two cyclists die at the scene of a collision with a coach on a Cumbrian road.

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Two cyclists killed in collision

Cumbria floods resulted in £276m bill

Friday, November 19th, 2010

It is a year since the Cumbrian floods which caused rivers to burst their banks and create damage to homes business and infrastructure.

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Cumbria floods resulted in £276m bill

Cumbria floods cost county £276m

Friday, November 19th, 2010

The Cumbrian floods of 2009 resulted in a £276m bill, it emerges on the first anniversary of the disaster.

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Cumbria floods cost county £276m

Gun toy piloted at primary school

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

A Cumbrian primary school is among those trying out an educational toy designed to encourage children as young as eight to talk about guns.

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Gun toy piloted at primary school

Bridge collapse Pc ‘saved lives’

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

A police officer who died when a bridge collapsed during Cumbrian floods saved lives, an inquest hears.

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Bridge collapse Pc ‘saved lives’

Treasure hunter finds rare Roman helmet

Monday, September 13th, 2010

A rare Roman antique, found by a Cumbrian metal detector enthusiast, is expected to fetch £300,000 at auction.

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Treasure hunter finds rare Roman helmet