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Great Musgrave

Two knitted teddies about the size of a hand. The bears are wearing a yellow and black police uniform and have little knitted police badges.

'Bobby buddies' teddy bear plea to village

Organisers of a village show ask parishioners to knit the best "bobby buddy" for Cumbria Police.

The bridge soon after the infill was installed

Cost of removing bridge's concrete infill revealed

The removal of a concrete infill of a bridge cost nearly triple the amount it cost to install.

View of Great Musgrave Bridge with concrete under the arch after concrete removal

'Overloaded' bridge to open without weight limits

National Highways poured concrete under Great Musgrave Bridge in Cumbria, saying it was unstable.

The North side of the bridge where about two metres of concrete has been excavated

'Steady progress' in railway bridge concrete removal

National Highways must remove the infill after being refused retrospective planning permission.

View of Great Musgrave Bridge with concrete under the arch and on surrounding area

Anger over bridge closure for concrete removal

National Highway is criticised for not consulting over the "unacceptable" closure of the bridge.

The concrete infill at Great Musgrave before it was covered with grass

Concrete donation rejection causes further upset

Heritage volunteers say National Highways has "missed an opportunity to win back some goodwill".

Police

Two men injured in serious crash involving HGVs

One of the drivers, a man in his 40s, is taken to hospital in a stable but critical condition.

The concrete infill at Great Musgrave before it was covered with grass

Removal order for concreted Victorian railway bridge

Hundreds of tonnes of concrete infilling the bridge will have to be removed by next October.

Great Musgrave bridge after being infilled with concrete

Hundreds object to concrete under Victorian bridge

Work at Great Musgrave described as "cultural vandalism" needs permission if it is to be retained.