BARROW'S MP has backed comments made by the home secretary on tackling "county lines" drug dealing. John Woodcock welcomed statements made by Sajid Javid on tackling the issue, which sees young drug dealers recruited to sell drugs across the country
MAGISTRATES jailed a man for eight weeks after he admitted dangerous driving. Carl Benjamin Johnson Hartley, 36, of Rawlinson Street was sent to prison when he appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court this week. The court heard he drove
FOLLOWING his hugely successful tour of the UK in 2017, stand-up comedian, poet, improviser and TV stalwart Phill Jupitus continues on the road with his acclaimed stand-up show Juplicity. The tour has been so popular that new dates have been added
CAMPAIGNERS fighting for the future of a much-loved community asset have started to voice their objections to plans to demolish it. Millom's swimming pool, which sits on the Millom School site, has been closed since last year, with bosses from
A TEENAGER is set to swap lectures for lager after becoming one of the youngest landlords in the UK. John Oldfield, of Urswick, will take the reins at The General Burgoyne pub and restaurant in Great Urswick at the start of next month - despite
CUMBRIA is one of the only places in the country to hit the 95 per cent coverage target for both MMR jabs, according to Public Health England. The latest figures for 2017-18 show that exactly 95 per cent of five-year-olds had both doses of the MMR
THE beauty business is booming across Barrow, South Lakeland and Copeland. Since 2010 the number of hairdressers, barbers and nail bars has risen from 80 to 95 in South Lakeland, from 25 to 45 in Copeland and from 35 to 45 in Barrow. That is
Two worthy Cumbrian causes are celebrating after scooping community funding from a leading regional builder. St Mary’s Hospice in Ulverston and Broughton Moor Community Centre have each been awarded £1,000 from the Persimmon Homes Community Champions
A GROUP of hospitality and tourism businesses in the Lake District is embarking on a trade mission to meet with key decision makers in the Japanese travel industry. Members of the Lake District Japan Forum are seeking to increase overseas visitors
IF YOU have a cough or a cold that won't go away, it might not just be a sign winter is coming in. Experts say it could be a horrifying sign of a secret cockroach infestation - and you may have no idea they are in your house. The Food Standards
A MAN accused of having a kitchen knife in a public place and destroying to two car tyres is due to appear in court tomorrow (Wednesday). Darren Cubin, aged 41, of Crake Mount, Spark Bridge, allegedly caused £200 worth of damage to a Ford Fiesta
A COMMUNITY do-gooders pulled together to rid a Furness river of litter. Volunteers pulled on The Mail's Big Clean t-shirts and grabbed litter-pickers to clear rubbish around Mill Beck in Barrow. The group did the litter pick as part of the town's
A TEENAGER will appear in court tomorrow (Wednesday) charged with drink driving. Lucy Ashton, 18, of Thornthwaite Road, Windermere, allegedly drove a VW Polo on Underbarrow Road, Kendal, on September 5. She allegedly had 72 microgrammes of alcohol
Barrow AFC boosted morale last Saturday with a deserved 2-0 victory over Maidenhead United at Holker Street that ended a run of five matches without a win in the National League. It also meant the Bluebirds have already equalled the tally for home
SHOULD they be re-nationalised, is the structure of the railways to blame, or should the Department for Transport be tougher on failing franchise holders? The future of the railways has been a hot topic for politicians over the last 12 months,
[STANDFIRST] The EU can now expect a far more robust negotiating stance from the UK, writes Chris Moncrieff. :: The disgraceful way in which the EU bully-boys treated the Prime Minister at the Salzburg summit last week will have won her some sympathy
A ROTARY club has presented two stalwart volunteers with a prestigious award. There was VIP treatment for Barrow Sea Cadets (TS Sovereign) stalwarts Judith and David Swarbrick when they received the Barrow Rotary Club’s community and vocational
ETHAN Holt booked his place in the regional final of this year’s England Boxing Novice Championship after a victory on Sunday. The Barrow ABC boxer was up against R Walmsley, of Pool of Life ABC, in the semi-final at Tameside Elite in Manchester
PROUD family and friends of a much loved Barrow dad have thanked the community for raising more than £30,000 in his memory in just five months for the vital work of the hospice that cared for him. Richard Thorne, known to all as Fud, passed away
Bit baffled by pensions? Vicky Shaw gathers some expert tips for taking control of your retirement savings pot - whatever your age. Workplace pension reforms have helped get the nation saving for retirement - but new figures on how much people are
JACOB Blyth is close to showing everyone at Barrow AFC how good a player he is, according to Ian Evatt. The 26-year-old striker was Evatt’s first signing during the summer, following an injury-hit spell in Scotland with Motherwell, but he suffered
WHILE the politicians go about their business of finding the best way to cut our ties with the folk across the Channel, golfers are gearing themselves to put on a united front in the name of Europe. It is Ryder Cup time again – a sporting event
SOARING fuel prices may be coming to an end, new figures suggest. For the first time in three months there has been no weekly increase in the price of petrol, while the rise in diesel prices slowed to just 0.2 pence per litre. The average cost
PARENTS and campaigners have slammed Poundland for selling fake knives and meat cleavers as toys. The budget retailer has brought out a £1-range of "glow in the dark weapons" in their stores in time for Halloween. The toys include a realistic
A MAN has been given a community order for assaulting a woman in Millom. Robert Michael William Roberton was convicted for assaulting Jessica Chisem on July 28. The 31-year-old, of Elizabeth Crescent, Newcastle, pleaded guilty at South Cumbria
MEET the world’s first ice-skating DOG - a lovable Labrador which spends its days at the rink after being saved from a rescue centre. Five-year-old Benny has been learning to skate for a year after his owner, former skate coach Cheryl Del Sangro
Four rare species of important seabird have had another successful breeding season in Cumbria this year, due to the dedication of staff and volunteers from the RSPB, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and Natural England. The RSPB had a record-breaking number
NAPTHENS solicitors, which has offices in Cumbria, has been chosen as the North West’s top conveyancing firm for the third time. The firm, which also covers Lancashire and Merseyside, scooped the top regional title at the LFS Conveyancing Awards
A CUMBRIAN charitable trust is on the look-out for a new executive officer. The Sir John Fisher Foundation, established in 1979, supports people and causes throughout the UK, but with special regard to those based in and around Barrow-in-Furness
A NEW chief executive has been appointed by the Oxley Group. Garry North will replace Martin Blakstad at the Ulverston firm, which designs and manufactures LED lighting, night vision and electronic components for major companies across the world
A TRAFFIC backlog has been caused in Broughton after a forklift fell off the back of a lorry. Motorists heading along the A595 from Kirkby to Brought have been stuck in delays after the incident at Duddon bridge. Police were called at 8.40am
AN uninsured driver had his car seized after being stopped by police. Officers in Furness have been carrying out a week of action. After stopping the driver the officer shared a picture of the vehicle with the caption "#insureitorloseit?"
POLICE were called to a crash on the M6 near junction 36 this morning. The incident, which happened at around 8.34am, involved a Honda Jazz and an Astra. There were no injuries to those involved. Elsewhere in the county, there is slow
A COUNCILLOR has hit back at members of a campaign group fighting to save a community pool, saying the protesters are too focused on venting their frustration to cooperate with authorities in building a new facility. Doug Wilson, a Conservative
A SECOND-half fightback came just too late for Hawcoat Park, as they were defeated 35-19 by St Benedicts in Cumbria League One last Saturday afternoon. Bennies’ first try was rather fortunate, as a kick through hit one of Park’s players and with
JAMES Kempster made amends for his surprise defeat in last year’s final by overcoming Castle House team-mate Tommy Richardson to lift this year’s Evening Mail Darts trophy. Kempster was determined to live up to his status as tournament favourite
NEWCOMER Sam Wicks was the star of the show for Furness as they romped to a 92-3 win over Creighton in Cumbria League Two on Saturday. Winger Wicks ran in a hat-trick of tries during the match at the Strawberry Grounds, earning the man of the match
NAVY B overcame a slow start on the snooker table to score an emphatic 19-10 win over Roose Cons in the first round of Barrow Friday League MW Flooring Knockout Cup matches. Les Major won the first game for Roose against stand-in player Pat Kyle
BARROW AFC manager Ian Evatt believes his side can be a match for anyone in the National League if they continue to perform in the manner they did in their victory against Maidenhead. The Bluebirds ended a five-match winless run with a dominant
Gateshead vice-captain Robbie Tinkler is hoping for another watertight defensive display on the road when his side travel to face Barrow AFC tonight. Tinkler played as a right wing-back in the Heed’s impressive 3-0 victory at Chesterfield last
AFTER smashing in her first goal of the season last Thursday, Georgia Stanway is targeting Manchester City’s Women’s Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid tomorrow night. The 19-year-old striker from Barrow opened the scoring for City in
THE family of a much-loved teen who lost her life in a tragic car accident have the coroners call for a Graduated Driving Licence. Skye Mitchell and Caitlin Huddleston, 18, both from Millom had been travelling on the A595 coast road from the town
Barrow AFC manager Ian Evatt has pressed onto his players not he is not at Holker Street ‘for mediocrity’ after they let a promising position slip through their fingers against Gateshead. This result will definitely feel like one the Bluebirds lost
THE annual Croft Rock festival again proved to be a huge hit in May, with hundreds of people turning out to watch two packed main stages across the one-day spectacle. The event, Barrow’s longest-running music festival, has risen in popularity since
THE number of written complaints to GP and dental practices in Cumbria has risen over the past two years, according to NHS data. Figures show that GP and dental practices in the Morecambe Bay clinical commissioning group (CCG) received 452 written
10 YEARS AGO Prices at Barrow's Park Leisure Centre were to be reduced by at least 10 per cent to encourage greater use by members of the public in Furness. A terraced house in Devon Street, Barrow, was offered for sale at £59,950. A semi-detached
TOM Walker has extended his stay with Barrow Raiders for another two years after becoming the latest member of the squad to agree a new deal with the club. The former Warrington Wolves and Workington Town prop has made a big impression both on and
DESPITE Tyler Smith’s opener, Barrow AFC were unable to make it back-to-back home wins, lapses of concentration either side of half-time condemned them to defeat against Gateshead. In his programme notes, owner Paul Casson stated last season would
