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John Bowness

England

Broadcast Journalist at BBC Radio Cumbria

Proud Cumbrian broadcast journo: reporter, producer, newsreader @BBC_Cumbria. Trained @LeedsTrinityPGs In another place I'm @[email protected]

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  • Jul 21, 2024 | bbc.com | John Bowness

    Big Issue sellers escape to the LakesBy John Bowness, BBC Radio CumbriaBBCThe landscape in the Lake District helped the men take stockPeople who sell the Big Issue have escaped city life to take part in an expedition in the Lake District. A small group of men spent two nights in a climbing hut to give them space to think and "get some clarity".

  • Jul 10, 2024 | bbc.com | John Bowness

    Ex-mayor completes walk for new rugby clubhouseBy John Bowness, BBC Radio CumbriaAlan DunnAlan Dunn has not played the sport since his school days but says his family is "steeped in rugby"A former town mayor has raised almost £6,000 for a new rugby clubhouse after walking between all 20 of Cumbria's rugby union clubs. Alan Dunn said although his planned route was 259 miles (417km), he ended up covering just over 400 miles (644km) over 29 days.

  • Jun 17, 2024 | bbc.com | John Bowness

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  • Jun 16, 2024 | bbc.com | John Bowness

    Chilly summer cools fortunes of outdoor poolsBy John Bowness, BBC Radio CumbriaShap Open Air Swimming PoolThe volunteer-run pool at Shap is usually open from late May until the beginning of SeptemberOpen-air swimming pools in Cumbria are struggling to cover running costs as unseasonably cold weather is putting off customers. At England's highest pool, in Shap, volunteer Briony Newsome said "hardened Shap kids" will brave any weather but some visitors are finding it "too bracing".

  • Jun 16, 2024 | newsbreak.com | John Bowness

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John Bowness
John Bowness @JohnBowness
22 Mar 25

Thanks @rogerlytollis for your entertaining @CumbriaLifeMag column from last year about the lighter side of your visit to Carlisle A&E. Making me smile, reading it in similar surroundings in the waiting room in Penrith!

John Bowness
John Bowness @JohnBowness
15 Mar 25

What a great pleasure to do the audience warm-up for #BBCAQ last night! Thanks @applebytown for making us so welcome. Enjoyed hearing the debate from @DanJarvisMBE, @DanielKebedeNEU, John Lamont @John2Win, @annemcelvoy - and meeting @AlexForsythBBC and producer @robinmarkwell.

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BBC Politics @BBCPolitics

On tonight’s Any Questions, @AlexForsythBBC is joined in Appleby-in-Westmorland by Dan Jarvis MP, Daniel Kebede, John Lamont MP and Anne McElvoy. #BBCAQ Listen 8pm Friday / 1.10pm Saturday on @BBCRadio4 or on demand on @BBCSounds. https://t.co/tF747syrdJ https://t.co/rPag6ox118

John Bowness
John Bowness @JohnBowness
8 Mar 25

You've really made it @CazGraham1 ! Did you hear your @BBCFarmingToday appearance on the biting satire #TheNakedWeek on @BBCRadio4? https://t.co/eOEgvh2mxg