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Flood-hit Cumbrian hotel reopens after £3.5 million revamp

Cockermouth’s Trout Hotel has reopened seven months after the floods following a multi-million pound revamp. The hotel, was devastated in November when floods trapped staff and guests in the Crown Street building. Its owners have spent £3.5m on restoring the four-star hotel to its former glory. Sue Eccles, managing director at the hotel, said: “We had a [...]

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Benefit concert raises £12,000 for Cumbria flood recovery

By Kat Barns
date 2010-02-07 comment Comments (0)
A special benefit concert held in Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake has raised around £12,000 for the victims of the
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Cockermouth welcomes tourists back with Georgian fair

By Kat Barns
date 2010-02-02 comment Comments (0)
The flood-hit town of Cockermouth has announced that its Georgian Fair will go ahead on 1 May 2010 to send
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Cockermouth not prepared for flood disaster, claims hotelier

By Kat Barns
date 2009-11-20 comment Comments (0)
  A Cockermouth hotel owner said the town is not prepared for the flood disaster it is experiencing at the moment