IT may not be so grim up North after all. For university researchers have concluded what many of us already know – that Barrow is one of the happiest places to live in Britain.
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WE set a Love Barrow holiday challenge for you.
And Sheila Drewery took up the challenge in style.
Mrs Drewery, 59, of Byron Street, Barrow, took our Love Barrow supplement with her when she went on a family holiday to Weymouth.
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BARROW Borough Council is involved in a logo row with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council over possible copyright infringement.

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MORE than 2,000 people turned up to wish Walney’s Jubilee Bridge a happy 100th birthday yesterday.
A centenary plaque, designed by Phil Cousins, was blessed by members of the clergy and will be attached to the bridge over the next week, to commemorate the anniversary.
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SHIPYARD boss Murray Easton is an enthusiastic Love Barrow supporter.
The managing director of BAE Submarine Solutions, who was bought in as a top troubleshooter for the yard five years ago from his native Scotland, said: “I love this area we live in because I love being involved in the designing and building of naval vessels. I have been all my life.
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