Carlisle: the people who inhabit this city are not quite right

Is Carlisle a nice place to live or is Carlisle rough?

Well Carlisle… A few days ago I was in the lovely town of Keswick, the picturesque mountains, the sunset glistening on the lake. As the love of my life enjoyed a fruit cider, as semi retired couples smiled and waved at my son and I, me being somewhat naive, jumped at the chance to work […]

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Carlisle, welcome to yesterday… today!

Is Carlisle a nice place to live or is Carlisle rough?

Are you nostalgic for the 1980s? Do you dream of the days when men were men and usually drunk ?. Then you my friend need a holiday to Carlisle the last city in England and the last city you want to live in. Now don’t let the word city confuse you Carlisle is a very […]

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Carlisle, so bad the Scots don’t want it back!

Is Carlisle a nice place to live or is Carlisle rough?

Where can a person start when talking about the all-round classiness of a place locally known as, without irony, ‘The Great Border City’? Well let me try and sell it to you: 1) – For those who find the local  Aldi a bit upmarket, we have a Lidl chock to the brim with home brand […]

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