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Volunteers sought to join lifesaving team in village
A LIFESAVING team is set to be launched in a Furness village.
Last updated 14 April 2011
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Bid to transform Askam hotel into family home
A VILLAGE hotel could be transformed into a family home. (3 comments)
Last updated 5 April 2011
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Former Catholic church converted into nursery
A COMMUNITY has welcomed the transformation of a former Catholic church.
Last updated 25 March 2011
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Football legend to talk at cricket club fundraiser
A FORMER Premier League football manager known as one of the game’s most colourful characters is to speak at a Furness function.
Last updated 16 March 2011
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Flights cancelled to quake hit Japan
UK airlines cancelled flights to Tokyo following the devastating Japanese earthquake.
Last updated 12 March 2011
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Quake largest ever to hit Japan
THE earthquake was the largest to hit Japan since records began 140 years ago.
Last updated 11 March 2011
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Just look at what’s on your doorstep
A DEDICATED Furness fell walker has decided to turn his love of the Lake District into a photographic slide show.
Last updated 10 March 2011
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Gate crash motorist turns himself in
A TEENAGE motorist who drove through a football club’s gate handed himself in after seeing the damage he caused in the Evening Mail.
Last updated 4 March 2011
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Askam golfers make Walney boy Jordan’s quad dream come true
A 10-YEAR-OLD boy with cerebral palsy has fulfilled his dream of owning a quad bike thanks to kind-hearted fundraisers
Last updated 1 March 2011
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Stop treating our village like an all-day car park
COMMUTERS are treating a village like a car park, a council claim.
Last updated 21 February 2011
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Police seek driver who crashed through gate
A FOOTBALL club has been left with a £400 bill after a car smashed through a gate and drove onto the pitch. (1 comment)
Last updated 19 February 2011
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Budding inventors put their thinking caps on
A GROUP of young inventors faced up to entrepreneurs to recreate their own version of a hit TV show.
Last updated 11 February 2011
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Tree falls near care home
RESIDENTS in a care home had a shock when an ancient pine tree came crashing down in their front garden.
Last updated 7 February 2011
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Askam nursery’s double delight
A NURSERY is enjoying a double celebration after buying a church as its new premises and getting a glowing Ofsted inspection – only four months after it opened.
Last updated 25 January 2011
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Speed bump nightmare almost over
A RESIDENT’S speed bump nightmare may soon be over.
Last updated 24 January 2011
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First glimpse of youth cafe
A COMMUNITY has been given its first glimpse of plans for a new youth cafe.
Last updated 18 January 2011
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Village residents can have their say on youth project
VILLAGE residents will be able to have their say on proposals to transform an unused railway building into a youth centre.
Last updated 8 January 2011
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'Relief' as rubbish collection resumes
BIN lorries are now back out on the streets of Barrow, as the council battles to tackle a nine-day backlog. (26 comments)
Last updated 30 December 2010
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Apartments plan for former pub
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to transform a former pub into a block of flats looks set to be approved.
Last updated 22 December 2010
Published by http://www.askamlocal.co.uk
Helicopter and rescuers join in vital training session
MAN and beast braved the elements to brush up on their life-saving skills at the weekend.
Last updated 15 December 2010
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