Furness College’s grand opening - WITH VIDEO
AWESTRUCK families marvelled at walking and talking robots and enjoyed a host of interactive activities while exploring world class facilities on their doorstep.
Thousands take Windermere plunge for Great North Swim
EMOTION and elation filled swimming enthusiasts as they crossed the finish pontoon at the UK’s biggest open water swimming event in the most spectacular of settings.
Great Barrow Bake Off 2013
BRILLIANT baking talent was on show at this weekend’s Evening Mail Great Barrow Bake Off.
Heart of Ulverston Award sponsor is searching for ‘something a bit different’
A HUGE number of groups of committed people work tirelessly to make Ulverston a better place.
• Click here to nominate someone for a Heart of Ulverston Award
Strolling through the years of Cumbria carnival nostalgia
THEY are a mainstay of the British summer. Come rain or shine, hardy residents of towns and villages across the UK come out to celebrate them.
Columns
No excuses to be bored this summer
“MUM, I’m bored! There’s nowt to do.” The hot weather may have disappeared after that minisummer thing we had a week ago, but it’s now less than six weeks to the summer holidays. - Square is space to be proud of
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- Health needs to be tackled now (1 comment)
Toal set for Barrow Raiders return
LOOSE forward Dan Toal is set for his Barrow Raiders return against high-flying Featherstone Rovers on Sunday.
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Provisional trial date set for Millom double murder accused
A PROVISIONAL trial date has been set in the case of a son accused of killing his mother, sister and pet dog in Millom.
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?
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.
