A 24-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested following a FOURTH arson attack in Barrow in less than three weeks. At 11.40pm on Friday fire crews attended a report of smoke billowing from a first floor flat in Low White Close in one of the communal blocks
SIXTH formers have taken up roles as student heads and deputy heads. Ulverston Victoria High School held its sixth form student leadership elections at the start of term. Year 12 and Year 13 had the opportunity to hear speeches from the candidates
THE story behind a business most Barrovians will have visited starts a new series of talks for a Furness history group. Philip Heath will be the guest speaker on September 28 for Barrow Civic and History Society. His presentation is called Heath's
A ROMANTIC couple enjoyed all the sights of Las Vegas in a wedding - three decades after they first met. Ruth Davies (nee Baddeley), a commercial manager at The Mail, wed 49-year-old physiotherapist Simon Davies in Sin City. The couple live in
A BARROW resident is to walk in Alfred Wainwright’s footsteps to raise money in memory of his father. Gary Rushworth is taking on Wainwright’s Pennine Journey to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK, in memory of his dad John who was diagnosed
ONE of Barrow's iconic places of entertainment was in the final stages of demolition in this month 14 years ago. Groups of people came to watch each day as the empty building which had been the Apollo cinema was reduced to rubble — and cleared the
KIDS on the Bay, the youth drama section of Storth Entertainers, is back on stage with its latest show The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Adapted from the CS Lewis’ novel by Glyn Robbins, the production runs at Storth Village Hall from Thursday
LAKES enthusiasts for steam railways start a series of talks on October 4 organised by the Stephenson Locomotive Society. Stephen Walker will look at the story behind the Embsay and Bolton Abbey steam railway from 7.30pm at the regular venue of
DONATIONS were handed out to six community groups to celebrate the 150th year of a masonic lodge in Barrow. Since its inception in 2004, the George Wood Memorial Benevolent Fund, which is administered by the Hindpool Freemasons’ Lodge, has donated
CHURCHES and chapels, with their associated youth and social groups, are an important part of community life in Cumbia. They have had to change to keep pace with the modern world and many old buildings have been adapted, converted to other uses,
PAUL Crarey knows Barrow Raiders cannot afford to rest on their laurels now they are certain of a place in the Betfred Championship for 2019. The Raiders have been busy building a side, with several members of the current squad having renewed their
GREG Fisher already has sights on more title glory after he won the first championship of his 23-year motocross career last weekend. The 29-year-old rider from Ulverston has been competing in the Bridgestone British Masters Series clubman class
IT was a good end to the season at Craven Park against relegation threatened Swinton Lions with a hard-fought 34-18 victory, writes Tony Colyer. The importance of the game to Barrow had diminished somewhat following the restructure announcement
THE parents of 18-year-old Caitlin Huddleston have broken their silence to pay tribute to their “sweet-natured” daughter and to promise to fight for “Justice for Caitlin”. Speaking after yesterday’s inquest, the family said they were backing the
COMPOSER and guitar virtuoso Richard Durrant lives on the cusp of folk and classical music. He really is top drawer and has his guitar playing fingers in many pies, including an ambassador for the Brighton Youth Orchestra, patron of Guitars on the
OLIVER and Olivia were amongst the most popular names in South Cumbria in 2017, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In Barrow, Olivia and Ava were the most popular girls names, with seven babies named, with 13 boys being named
THE devastated parents of lifelong friends Skye Mitchell and Caitlin Huddleston spoke of the bright future the pair had been set to enjoy at an inquest into their tragic deaths. Statements describing the two 18-year-olds who met at Millom’s St James
AN inquest into the deaths of two teenagers from Millom has heard they tragically died at the roadside following a serious collision despite desperate efforts to save them by passers by and paramedics. Skye Mitchell and Caitlin Huddleston, 18, had
IT'S Saturday — so it must be another strike-affected day for rail travellers from South Cumbria on Northern. Industrial action is set to be repeated next Saturday in an on-going dispute over the future of guards on trains. Last Saturday there
10 YEARS AGO Youngsters from Low Furness Primary School at Urswick completed a music workshop with viola player David Aspin and composer Emily Howard from the Manchester Camerata orchestra. A semi-detached house at Conyers Avenue, Barrow, was
THERE is still time to catch the latest instalment of the Mission: Impossible film franchise in the cinema, although the rugby league equivalent which has been playing at Craven Park for the past few months has now reached its conclusion. Indeed
OF all of those who came, now just eight remain to vie for the right to become this year’s Evening Mail Darts champion. Tonight’s Grand Finals Night at Cloud Nine sees seven titans of the tungsten from the Barrow Area final and the winner of the
DAN Toal has been hailed as ‘indispensable’ to Barrow Raiders by rugby director Andy Gaffney after agreeing a new contract with the club. The back row has been with the club since 2012 and will extend his stay into an eighth season after signing
A MAN has spoken of his disgust after finding a maggot embedded in a piece of broccoli he was about to eat. Ashley Holroyd was chopping up the vegetable to eat for his tea when he found the insect hiding in the head of the broccoli. He was shocked
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