Cumbria Crack:
A MAN found in possession of cannabis worth almost £3,000 has been given a prison sentence. However, at Carlisle Crown Court today (FRI), Judge Barbara Forrester agreed to suspend the eight-month jail term she gave to Stephen Wright, 31, for a year.
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A MAN has been cleared by a jury of a string of sex allegations. Matthew Atkinson, 65, went on trial at Carlisle Crown Court this week. He had been charged with five rapes and also four counts sexual activity with a child aged under 16.
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A YOUNG girl was sent a lewd image by a Carlisle teenager on Facebook, a court heard. Lewis Marshall, 18, Dale End Road, was sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court today (FRI). He had previously pleaded guilty to one charge of inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity
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TWO men have admitted being involved in a major conspiracy to supply heroin. Scott Croxford, 27, and Steven Smith, 54, appeared before Judge Barbara Forrester at Carlisle Crown Court today (MON).
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A JUDGE has ordered that cannabis seized from a couple who received prison sentences for drugs supply should be destroyed. Gary Alderson, 44, and Allison Aitken, 40, were sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court earlier this year
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AN odd job man found in possession of stolen copper cable has been sentenced by a judge. David Shepherd, 44, had around £300 worth of wire inside his car when it was stopped and searched by police. This occurred in the Moresby Parks area of Whitehaven on 20th October.
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A DRINK-driver who crashed his Porsche during a high-speed police chase in the Lakes has been sent to prison. Robert Fogarty, 38, came to the attention of officers after driving in the wrong direction down a one-way street
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TWO men face "inevitable" prison sentences after police recovered drugs worth an estimated £121,000. Craig Corner, 41, and Adam Oakley, 30, appeared at Carlisle Crown Court today (MON) and each pleaded guilty to a number of offences.
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A FORMER Carlisle businessman has pleaded guilty to charges of VAT and income tax evasion. Carlisle Crown Court heard today (MON) that the fraud admitted by Richardo Da Rocha, 32, could amount to around £100,000
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A WOMAN will go on trial later this year after she denied causing another female grievous bodily harm. Kelly Scott, 35, pleaded not guilty to the allegation during a brief appearance at Carlisle Crown Court today (MON).
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A Cumbrian man has appeared before District Judge Gerald Chalk charged with rape. Wayne Edward Hilton, aged 40, gave his address as Ewanrigg Road, Maryport. Court papers show the allegation of the rape of a woman aged 16 or over is dated on or about March 1, 2015 at Carlisle.
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A CARLISLE man was in possession of illegal drugs worth more than £11,000 when stopped by police, a court has heard. Charles Kendrick, 23, admitted two offences when he appeared at Carlisle Crown Court today (MON).
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A MAN and a woman have admitted carrying out three burglaries together on the same day. Kimberley Bennewith, 27, and Kevin Kirkbride, 29, stood side by side in the dock at Carlisle Crown Court today (MON).
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Police have charged two teenagers in connection with a robbery at a Carlisle store. A 16-year-old male from Blackburn and a 15-year-old male from Carlisle were both charged on suspicion of robbery and being in possession of a knife in a public place.
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A MAN was given a prison sentence after admitting charges of handling stolen goods and theft. However, the eight-month jail term given to William Bishop, 38, was suspended for two years by a judge at Carlisle Crown Court.
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A MAN has admitted a charge of common assault after trying to kiss a boy in a Cumbrian town centre. Antony Aiken, 36, appeared at Carlisle Crown Court today (WED). He pleaded guilty to an offence
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A man arrested during the Kendal Calling festival held near Penrith, appeared from custody at North and West Cumbria Magistrates Court charged with drug possession with intent to supply to others.
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AN engineer has been convicted of downloading illegal child porn images. Rezaur Rahman, 42, went on trial at Carlisle Crown Court having denied a total of 14 charges.
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A CARLISLE mother accused of trying to abduct her young son has appeared at the city's crown court. The woman, aged in her 40s, is accused of trying to take the child out of the UK on 12th July.
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A YOUNG mother-of-three netted £58,000 in a benefit fraud which lasted almost five years, a court has heard. Jade Moorhead, 26, pleaded guilty to seven charges when she appeared before Judge Paul Batty QC at Carlisle Crown Court