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FedericaBedendo

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BBC reporter for Cumbria and the North East. Former head of audience at @LiveLancs, @CumbriaLive, data journo @radar_aiuk/@PA and reporter at Newsquest Cumbria

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Joined February 2013
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What's next for WW2 site now storing nuclear waste? bbc.in/4hMRSy3
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@BBC_Cumbria6 Feb 2025
Snow leopard with 'huge' conservation legacy dies bbc.in/4hOVdwR
Cumbrian snow leopard Tara dies but leaves conservation legacy

Cumbrian snow leopard Tara dies but leaves conservation legacy

Tara "contributed massively to the captive breeding programme," Lakeland Wildlife Oasis says.

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'Turning 18 when you're in care is really scary' bbc.in/3VcWKnl
'Turning 18 when you're in care is really scary'

'Turning 18 when you're in care is really scary'

Chloe Morley is helping Cumberland Council shape its children's services.

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"There is kindness and goodness in most people. And sometimes we lose track of that." It's been heartwarming - as warming as sweet apple crumble to see the support for @Reverend_Makers new single for Samaritans 🥧 Thank you to everyone who has donated 💚 bit.ly/4fCOwwR
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Ex-officers rapped for 'appalling' racist messages bbc.in/4hll13Z
Ex-CNC officers rapped for 'appalling' racist WhatsApp messages

Ex-CNC officers rapped for 'appalling' racist WhatsApp messages

The IOPC says the messages had "absolutely no place in civilised society".

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Plans to turn former station waiting room into pub bbc.in/3BXRyNq
Plans to turn Carlisle station's former waiting room into pub

Plans to turn Carlisle station's former waiting room into pub

The room, which was built in 1880, still has many original features, planning documents say.

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@BBC_Cumbria24 Oct 2024
'Isolated' mental health ward at risk of closure bbc.in/3C1rJfC
Whitehaven's Yewdale Ward mental health unit at risk of closure

Whitehaven's Yewdale Ward mental health unit at risk of closure

The health trust says it is difficult to recruit staff and a public consultation is under way.

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@BBC_Cumbria19 Oct 2024
Tributes to retail boss and shopping mall pioneer bbc.in/3YfASbA
Cumbria shopping centre pioneer Donald Dixon dies age 89

Cumbria shopping centre pioneer Donald Dixon dies age 89

He owned Dixons Department Store in Whitehaven and Dunmail Park in Workington.

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Centuries-old snake motif ring declared treasure bbc.in/4h6uPPv
Centuries-old ring found in field in Cumbria declared treasure

Centuries-old ring found in field in Cumbria declared treasure

British Museum experts believe it could be dated between the 1st and 10th Centuries.

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@BBC_Cumbria18 Oct 2024
Book returned to school after more than 100 years bbc.in/3YtSHFe
St Bees School book returned after more than 100 years

St Bees School book returned after more than 100 years

The book bears an inscription with the name Leonard Ewbank, along with the date 25 September 1911.

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Midwife struck off for stealing medication bbc.in/3BIqW2E
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@BBC_Cumbria17 Sep 2024
Blast victim climbs fell weeks after being in coma bbc.in/4gpUlid
Workington brewery blast victim climbs fell weeks after discharge

Workington brewery blast victim climbs fell weeks after discharge

Explosion survivor Leigh Taylor reaches a fell top just 37 days after leaving hospital.

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@BBC_Cumbria17 Sep 2024
Green plan to support new submarine production bbc.in/3ZrGUIo
Green plan to support Barrow submarine production

Green plan to support Barrow submarine production

ABP announces a masterplan to increase capacity as part of an international agreement.

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@BBC_Cumbria18 Sep 2024
Police force 'strained' by rising number of bars bbc.in/3MPKWmo
Cumbria Police under 'strain' over rising number of Bowness bars

Cumbria Police under 'strain' over rising number of Bowness bars

Police say the small town on the shores of Windermere has seen a rise in anti-social behaviour.

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A bit of an unusual one this evening
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Submerged car dragged out of Windermere by tractor bbc.in/3ZgVcLQ
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Meet our INCREDIBLE Make a Difference Awards winners for 2024 🏆🤩 A thread 👇 Congratulations to all who were nominated, you’ve made Cumbria proud 💜 #BBCMakeADifference
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Nurse who put patients at risk suspended for year bbc.in/3MyRWE7
Cumbria nurse who put patients at risk suspended for year

Cumbria nurse who put patients at risk suspended for year

Nimmy George is dismissed after failing her probation and being referred to the regulator.

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@BBC_Cumbria12 Aug 2024
Keswick's Christian Convention takes place over three weeks in the summer and this year attracted 13,000 visitors - more than double the town's population - but many think this is the wrong time of year for it bbc.in/4dBfG63
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@BBC_Cumbria2 Aug 2024
A group of children who helped a friend who got into difficulty in the sea have been praised by emergency services bbc.in/3yolT6i
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@BBC_Cumbria24 Jul 2024
Plans to show residents how the £10m Workington Gateway project will affect their town are due to go on display, despite there being no date for starting the work. bbc.in/4d5wtho
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