Revving up for feast of classic motorbikes
THIS Sunday there will be a feast of classic motorcycles and cars on show at the 17th annual show staged by the Furness British Motorcycle Club.
Sub and destroyer in friendly fire tragedy
THREE medals from the most peculiar of Barrow tragedies are among a sale of treasures from far more famous military exploits such as Trafalgar and Waterloo at a major auction being held at Gateshead today.
Vintage world in miniature
THIS weekend sees the creation of a vintage transport world in miniature at Millom Palladium.
Relics of the war years
WHEN next you are at Cark airfield, Flookburgh for a spot of car booting or even to tackle a parachute jump spare a minute to look at some of the buildings which have survived from the Second World War.
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Did you help usher in an era of atomic subs?
NINE years ago Barrow was the centre of Royal Navy celebrations for the centenary of the Submarine Service.
Artistic tour of the past
A TREASURE trove of original artwork showing South Cumbria’s villages, public buildings and grand country homes is being sold at auction later this month.
All hands to the pumps as fire rages
IN this seventh extract from the letters and newspaper cuttings sent to an American pen pal by Barrow teenager Margaret Stanswood we take a look at what life was like in the town in the years after the Second World War.
Millom Ironworks CD
A new picture cd from the Evening Mail featuring 190 images of Millom Ironworks through the decades. It includes views of the buildings dating from the Victorian era through to closure in September 1968.
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Hodbarrow Mines CD
A new picture cd from the Evening Mail featuring almost 150 views of the famous Hodbarrow Mines which raised 25 million tons of heamatite iron ore until the last pit at Moorbank was closed at the end of March in 1968.
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Chance to revive the club night memories
MANY of you will remember dancing the nights away when the old Barrow Public Hall was home to Maxims and Scorpio.
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