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EXCLUSIVE: "Eco terrorists don't serve biscuits!" Inside Just Stop Oil's activist training in Cum...

EXCLUSIVE: "Eco terrorists don't serve biscuits!" Inside Just Stop Oil's activist training in Cum...

Cumbria Crack — It's 9.30am on a Sunday in December. I've travelled for an hour and a half to be here, in a secret location in the Lake District, surrounded by fells and trees covered in frost. I'm sat at a table with three activists who have been arrested over five times between them and in front of us, are various plates of biscuits.

Crime scenes, hoarders, drug dens - inside the world of Cumbria's extreme cleaners

Crime scenes, hoarders, drug dens - inside the world of Cumbria's extreme cleaners

Cumbria Crack — It's human nature to be morbidly curious about the bad - and disgusting - parts of life. Hearing about a murder, a sudden death or drug den often sets us off thinking about what it would be like to witness those things as part of a nine to five job.

WATCH: Meet the woman exploring Cumbria's old abandoned mines

WATCH: Meet the woman exploring Cumbria's old abandoned mines

Cumbria Crack — "I went recently went with my friend who wanted to see the mines but couldn't find out how to get there. When we were in the mines I stood there and said to him 'you do realise there are hundreds of people above us who have no idea we are here and that there are mines of such an impressive scale beneath them?'

Cumbrian boy becomes youngest Briton ever to summit Mount Olympus

Cumbrian boy becomes youngest Briton ever to summit Mount Olympus

Cumbria Crack — A Cumbrian boy has become the youngest Briton ever to climb Mount Olympus - one of Europe's highest mountains.

Inside the world of the Lake District National Park's rangers

Inside the world of the Lake District National Park's rangers

Cumbria Crack — It's a job that's envied by all outdoor enthusiasts - but being a park ranger in the Lakes isn't without its trials and tribulations. Defending ecosystems, managing thousands of visitors and dealing with fly-campers - as well as the occasional illegal rave or missing person - are just some of the challenges they face.

Cumbrian artist takes papier mache to next level by creating giant mythical creatures

Cumbrian artist takes papier mache to next level by creating giant mythical creatures

Cumbria Crack — "I do the mouth first and join it to the chicken wire and then use papier mache and cardboard to build it out into a proper shape. The inside of their mouths are made from bedsheets and some of the eyes I make by melting old vinyl records together and shaping them with spoons.

Meet the man teaching people to forage for food in a Carlisle park

Meet the man teaching people to forage for food in a Carlisle park

Cumbria Crack — The last place I imagined spending a day foraging for wild food is in the middle of Carlisle. With the Lake District on our doorstep it comes as a shock to hear that Bitts Park - situated only 800 metres from the city centre - is actually considered a better foraging destination than most of our national park land.

Is this the most adventurous cat in the Lake District?

Is this the most adventurous cat in the Lake District?

Cumbria Crack — "He's actually an indoor cat so he's never been outside before, everything was new for him, like the wind and the rain, he'd never even been on grass but I just thought its good stimulation for him. Now when I get the harness out he'll be sat at the door waiting, he just absolutely loves it."

Lake District legend Teddy in the Window has home new owners pledge - The Keswick Reminder

Lake District legend Teddy in the Window has home new owners pledge - The Keswick Reminder

Keswick Reminder — A Lake District legend is safe in his home, his new owners have pledged.

Marshall Garlington: The L.A. Skate Scene - Dogdays Magazine

Marshall Garlington: The L.A. Skate Scene - Dogdays Magazine

dogdaysmagazine.com — The photographer Marshall Garlington has been documenting the L.A. skate scene for many years. Here roller skaters find many days of sunshine

What it's like to Roller Skate in a Rural Area - Dogdays Magazine

What it's like to Roller Skate in a Rural Area - Dogdays Magazine

dogdaysmagazine.com — It can be a lonely endeavor to roller skate in a rural area. But it offers to develop the skating journey in a unique way...

Thicc Skates: Every Body is a Good Body - Dogdays Magazine

Thicc Skates: Every Body is a Good Body - Dogdays Magazine

dogdaysmagazine.com — Thicc Skates has created a positive and inclusive online space that helps to connect +size skaters while promoting the importance

DogDays Magazine 07 - Year Book 2022 - Dogdays Magazine

DogDays Magazine 07 - Year Book 2022 - Dogdays Magazine

dogdaysmagazine.com — DogDays Magazine 07 - Year Book 2022. Print story written covering the South Bank skate scene.

Interview with YouTuber Lauren Petrie

Interview with YouTuber Lauren Petrie

th-ink.co.uk — 30-year-old Lauren Petrie (also known as 'Treacle Tatts') is a popular YouTuber and social media personality who started her YouTube career in 2014 and has since amassed an 100k following. Her videos almost completely revolve around tattoos and she frequently addresses injustice in the tattoo community to raise awareness and help educate her viewers.

Sextiles: Molly Cavell

Sextiles: Molly Cavell

th-ink.co.uk — Molly Cavell is an erotic feminist artist based in Leeds where she creates stunningly colourful and detailed textile art, ranging from sex themed rugs to plush vaginas and sex toys. We caught up with Molly to discuss her personal tattoo collection, her inspiration and what drew her to creating sex inspired art...

Skin conditions and tattoos: Aimee Grace Godden

Skin conditions and tattoos: Aimee Grace Godden

th-ink.co.uk — In the world of tattooing, skin conditions including psoriasis, seem to be almost completely left out of the discussion. But what happens when you want to get tattooed and you have a skin condition?

Interview with Abbie Johnston

Interview with Abbie Johnston

th-ink.co.uk — Down a sheltered side street dotted with little coffee shops and small businesses sits Studio 58 in Carlisle, Cumbria. It is here in this quaint little part of the city that tattoo artist Abbie Johnston creates stunning blackwork tattoos.

Getting a sternum tattoo - at a convention?

Getting a sternum tattoo - at a convention?

th-ink.co.uk — Lucy Edwards writes about what it's like to get tattooed in a sensitive place while at a tattoo convention... would you? Body confidence is something I feel I have never truly had.

We need to talk about tattoos and periods

We need to talk about tattoos and periods

th-ink.co.uk — Let me set the scene a little. It's the very early hours of the morning before my first ever tattoo and I suddenly wake up feeling that oh so familiar cramping sensation in my abdomen, and as an individual who experiences severe dysmenorrhea (also known as debilitating period pain), I knew this was potentially very bad news.

Interview with Ciara Havishya

Interview with Ciara Havishya

th-ink.co.uk — Ciara Havishya is a self-taught tattoo artist based in Calgary, Canada. Ciara creates intricate decorative art style tattoos, using both blackwork and colour to produce stunning pieces that are deeply inspired by Indian art and Indian art history. We caught up with Ciara to explore their inspirations, their mehndi style tattoos and what tattooing means to them...

Actor Greg Sestero to visit Sheffield for 19th Anniversary Screening of cult classic 'The Room' -...

Actor Greg Sestero to visit Sheffield for 19th Anniversary Screening of cult classic 'The Room' -...

sheffieldwire.co.uk — Actor and New York Times best-selling author Greg Sestero is coming to Sheffield for a 19th-anniversary screening and Q&A session on the cult classic 'The Room', alongside a screening of his new film, 'Miracle Valley'. It is being hosted by Film Unit, a student-led independent cinema located in the University of Sheffield's Students' Union.

REVIEW: Michelin star on the horizon for The Cedar Tree restaurant at Farlam Hall Hotel

REVIEW: Michelin star on the horizon for The Cedar Tree restaurant at Farlam Hall Hotel

Cumbria Crack — I'm willing to bet that The Cedar Tree restaurant at Farlam Hall Hotel will have a Michelin star in the next few years. Nestled away in now-autumnal amber countryside just past Brampton, it's certainly off the usual Lake District tourist trail - but it's absolutely worth the detour.

Jay Tubb: "A Big Part of the Side Stance Phenomenon is Style"

Jay Tubb: "A Big Part of the Side Stance Phenomenon is Style"

dogdaysmagazine.com — In the first decades, roller skaters and skateboarders have been rolling side by side. They shared the same spaces, tricks (and the same terms), and passion for life on wheels - but it's fair to say our history isn't as well documented. One of the people helping to document and conserve this history is Jay...

Jay Tubb: "A Big Part of the Side Stance Phenomenon is Style"

Jay Tubb: "A Big Part of the Side Stance Phenomenon is Style"

dogdaysmagazine.com — Roller skaters and skateboarders have been rolling side by side for decades. They shared the same spaces, tricks (and the same terms), and passion for life on wheels - but it's fair to say our history isn't as well documented. One of the people helping to document and conserve this history is Jay...
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