A granite artwork blamed for bringing misfortunes of “biblical proportions” to a city has been saved.
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Carlisle City Council rejected a proposal to destroy the stone, commissioned to mark the millennium.
Since the Cursing Stone was placed in Carlisle, the city has suffered floods, foot-and-mouth disease, job losses and a goal famine for the football team.
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