Why we love Barrow – 19th happiest place to live in UK
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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Sheila’s snaps shows why she loves Barrow
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 & Blackburn in logo copyright row
BARROW Borough Council is involved in a logo row with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council over possible copyright infringement.
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Love Barrow - Love Jubilee bridge centenary
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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Giant Love Barrow banner unfurled at BAE shipyard
A MASSIVE Love Barrow banner now sends out a message high above the town.
Is this Britain's only saxophone playing mayor?
DAVE ROBERTS’ music career has taken him to foreign countries and led him to rub shoulders with some of the world’s stars.
It all started in the 1960s when he joined Bob Atkinson and the Vikings as a saxophone player.
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It's up, up and away with the Barrow gliding club.
Let the train take the strain on a commute from Barrow to the foothills of the Lake District.
Get wet in Barrow with Duddon Canoe Club.
Come and fly a kite in Barrow's surf.
What did Barrow used to be like?
A slideshow depicting why so many people love Barrow.
Take a tour around Barrow Town Hall with Love Barrow's leading lady Val Holden.
Take a walk around Furness Abbey With John Murphy.
View our first Love Barrow supplement just as it was published in an e-edition format which allows you to browse the pages just as you would do with the printed product
Model competition organiser Dawn Kells reveals her favourite place.
WE’VE got a Love Barrow Holiday Challenge for YOU.