Nails and mortar
IF a teenage girl found herself with a broken nail, it could be time for a bit of tragedy.
Man is first to be midwife
A FORMER submariner has become the first male midwife trainee in the Furness area.
Aaron makes a mean breakfast
TRAINEE chef Aaron Bell says his catering apprenticeship gives him the best of both worlds, combining work with college training.
Uni acclaim for students
TWO dedicated Furness students have seen their commitment to higher education rewarded at a university ceremony.
Mum is top of the class
A MUM-OF-TWO has become an award-winning graduate, 25 years after she left school.
Christine Cooper, from Leece, returned to full-time education to pursue her life-long ambition to gain a degree.
The reward for her years of hard work was a first class BA (Hons) in Education from The University of Central Lancashire.
The differences are beginning to show
Mick Farley, director for Cumbria at UCLan, takes a look at both sides of the proposals for reforming the learning and skills system
Holidays? Time for school
BRING it on, uni. Those were the words of one secondary student who hadn’t considered university until spending three days at one of England’s top institutions.
A level results make dreams come true
AS we rejoice throughout Furness, South Cumbria and Millom in the tremendous achievement of our young people as shown in publication of this summer’s A level and GCSE results, it is worth reflecting just how much this means to them as individuals and to the future prosperity of our area.
Is latest measuring tool a distraction?
In March 2008, the two new government departments, the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, published a consultation document on the future provision of education and training for young people and adults.
Sponsored article: Jasons' Journey
NOTHING typifies how Further Education Colleges have changed more than the story of Jason Axford and his learning journey.
Students first in country to go for diplomas
ALL eyes will be on Furness in September when it takes a pivotal role in the launch of a brand new qualification. Just 10 areas nationally, including Furness, will deliver all five of the first diploma courses from 2008.
Just what the script writer ordered
HIS scripts have won awards and pulled in millions of TV viewers for some of Britain’s best loved serial dramas.
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- Mighty Barrow AFC are going to Wembley
- Boy on rape charge
- Picture highlights from Barrow AFC's match against Salisbury
- Barrow night life empire goes bust
- Court told neighbours had fist fight in street
- Teenagers jailed for armed robbery
- Awful Barrow Raiders sunk by Featherstone
- New arrival at the zoo is settling in
- Wembley here we come!
- Two-goal hero Walker 'gobsmacked' at fulfiling Wembley dream
