Millom mum dies in savage knife attack - stabbed 41 times
A KILLER who attempted to cut off his ex-girlfriend’s head in front of her two daughters was convinced she was out to kill him. Delusional Benjamin Cooper stabbed Claire Marshall 41 times in what pathologist John Rogers said was an attack so savage “that I can think of no other reason than he was trying to cut Claire’s head off.”
Man dies at work at docks
A 37-YEAR-OLD man has died while at work at Barrow docks.
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- Barrow boy reported to police by parents after console theft
- Talks under way about games area for Dalton
- Decomposed body found on Lake District fell
- Job creation cash aids Furness firms
- Rider walks away from three-vehicle Barrow crash
- Elderly voice concern at changes to Barrow travel scheme
- Millom centre to protect people from hate crime to open
- Boy, 14, fined for shouting abuse at Barrow Park rangers
- Windermere jetty replacement approved
Former Barrow MP Albert Booth dies at 81 - tributes
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Barrow skipper Jones gunning for Gateshead
COMMANDING defender Paul Jones hopes he’s done enough to win a place in the Barrow AFC starting line-up tonight.
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It’s that dreaded V-Day again
LAST year, I voiced my hatred for Valentine’s Day in this column. And since my feelings (and relationship status) remain the same today as this time 12 months ago, once again I find myself dreading February 14.
IN a massive feat of willpower, I managed to stay awake through Jake Humphrey’s inane ramblings and watch the second half of Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday night.
