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CRFM presents

Swing Into Christmas

  • Saturday 19 December 2026 · 2–4pm · Doors 1:30pm
  • The Box Arena, Carlisle · Miss Pearl & a Michael Bublé tribute
  • £10 seated · £7.50 standing · Ages 18+
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Speaker And Lord Speaker Lay Armistice Day Wreaths As Nation Pays Silent TributeNews Updates

Speaker And Lord Speaker Lay Armistice Day Wreaths As Nation Pays Silent Tribute

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Lord Speaker Lord Forsyth of Drumlean laid wreaths and led the nation in a two-minute silence in remembrance of the fallen on Armistice Day..

11 Nov 2026
Rayner To Push To Turn The Tide On Housing Crisis Amid Bid To Build 15m HomesNews Updates

Rayner To Push To Turn The Tide On Housing Crisis Amid Bid To Build 15m Homes

Angela Rayner will push for a “new wave” of homes to “turn the tide” on the crisis when she brings together the country’s biggest housebuilders, councils and housing chiefs next week..

11 Nov 2026
No One In Charge On Adult Social Care Review Leader To WarnNews Updates

No One In Charge On Adult Social Care Review Leader To Warn

Governments have been “asleep at the wheel” on social care, the leader of a review into reform of the sector is expected to say as new research concludes it is a “fundamentally fragmented system” with no-one in charge overall..

11 Nov 2026
Parents Back To Choosing Toys For Fun Over Educational Value As Market SoarsBusiness

Parents Back To Choosing Toys For Fun Over Educational Value As Market Soars

Parents are returning to buying toys for fun rather than educational value amid the fastest growth in the market for more than a decade, the industry has said..

11 Nov 2026
Florida Court Rules Donald Trumps Defamation Case Against BBC Can ProceedShowbiz

Florida Court Rules Donald Trumps Defamation Case Against BBC Can Proceed

A Florida court has dismissed the BBC’s attempt to have US President Donald Trump’s 10 billion dollar (£7.5 billion) defamation claim against the broadcaster thrown out..

11 Nov 2026
Jonathan Ross Horrified By Allegations About David Walliams And Russell BrandShowbiz

Jonathan Ross Horrified By Allegations About David Walliams And Russell Brand

TV presenter Jonathan Ross said he was “horrified” by the allegations about David Walliams and the crimes of Russell Brand, adding that he was “genuinely unaware of their conduct”..

11 Nov 2026
Lucy Beaumont I Spoke To The Guardian Over Concerns About David WalliamsShowbiz

Lucy Beaumont I Spoke To The Guardian Over Concerns About David Walliams

Lucy Beaumont said the TV industry needs better procedures for people to raise safeguarding issues as she revealed she was among people who spoke to The Guardian about allegations involving David Walliams..

11 Nov 2026
Michael Carrick Future Still Unresolved With Man Utd Powerbrokers Set For SummitSport

Michael Carrick Future Still Unresolved With Man Utd Powerbrokers Set For Summit

Michael Carrick took training on Tuesday as Manchester United’s powerbrokers drag their heels over the beleaguered head coach’s future ahead of a key meeting in Monaco..

11 Nov 2026

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CRFM is the community radio station that covers Cumberland. We broadcast on 102.7FM in Carlisle and across Cumberland online and on our app. We are committed and focused on the wellbeing and interaction with our local community.

Run by volunteers from across Cumberland, we pride ourselves on providing informative programming for the people of Cumberland by the people of Cumberland.

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