Revealed: Health regulator cover up of Barrow hospital scandal
AN MP has described as 'truly shocking' the allegations that health bosses covered up a failure to investigate a hospital where mothers and babies died due to neglect.
- Health secretary Jeremy Hunt to make statement on failure to investigate trust behind Barrow hospital
- The full statement from the CQC on the Barrow hospital scandal
- Key missed opportunities to intervene at Barrow hospital trust
- Cumbria MP slams 'indefensible' CQC
- Barrow hospital nursing boss quits but will keep salary
Hunt for Barrow seagull snipers
CRUEL snipers are thought to have lured Barrow birds to their death using pieces of bread. (13 comments)
Cumbria police arrest four people following Barrow street attack
FOUR people have been arrested in connection with a street attack which left a 29-year-old man in a critical condition. (2 comments)
Great Barrow Bake Off 2013
BRILLIANT baking talent was on show at this weekend’s Evening Mail Great Barrow Bake Off.
Heart of Ulverston Awards - Rewarding the carers who go that bit further
THE most caring individuals will be recognised at the Heart of Ulverston Awards.
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Barrow AFC chairman not seeking instant success
BLUEBIRDS chairman Brian Keen is not demanding an instant escape from the Conference North, despite being buoyed by Dave Bayliss’s early transfer activity.
Cumbria Brownies secure Manchester concert venue food ban re-think
TWO Great Urswick Brownies have won a partial victory in their quest to persuade Manchester Arena to change its food confiscation policy.
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Have phone companies made right call at last?
I’M old enough to remember life as an adult without a mobile phone. When we finally got one (note “we” – it was one for the household, not an individual) it was so huge it would not fit in a jeans pocket, and we didn’t know too many people who also had them. - No excuses to be bored this summer
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- No need to bug us – we’ll do it for you (1 comment)
- Health needs to be tackled now (1 comment)
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Big debate - Can men face up to mental illness?
LAST week Men's Health Week aimed to encourage men to talk to someone about mental health issues. Today we ask: Do men find it harder to talk about mental health problems than women? (1 comment)
Lake District Farmers Armstrong Family Charitable Fund monthly giveaway
A COMMUNITY group helping to enrich lives in one of the most deprived parts of Barrow has been awarded £1,000 as part of a charitable trust giveaway.
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REBECCA Carter, 27, of Barrow, married Richard Graham, 29, from Stockton-on-Tees at the Chequers Hotel in Dalton on March 30, 2013 
KELLY Bridle, a support worker, and Dean Wharton, a fabricator, both originally from Askam, married at St Peter’s Church, Ireleth, on Saturday April 27, 2013. 
Pictures from nights out in South Cumbria.
FOURTEEN former pupils of a Barrow primary school met up for a reunion last Saturday. 
THE principal of the troubled Furness Academy in Barrow in Cumbria has been suspended. 
Have you noticed any potholes in the area? The Evening Mail is collecting together pothole pictures for the paper and a list of locations to warn drivers.
People can now compare availability of superfast broadband in their area with an interactive map.
