Barrow hospital wartime tea dance turns back the clock for patients

THERE was dancing in the dining room during a special 1940s-themed event aimed at improving the lives of those affected by dementia.

Last updated 24 May 2013
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South Cumbria citizens advice groups will benefit from £1m lottery awards

GRANTS totalling almost £1m have been awarded to three South Cumbrian citizens advice charities.

Last updated 24 May 2013
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Pair in Cumbria crime commissioner row will return to work

TWO police workers questioned after details were leaked about trips taken by Cumbria’s crime commissioner in a chauffeur-driven Mercedes will face no criminal action. (2 comments)

Last updated 24 May 2013
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Tributes flow for Walney ‘priest, mentor and guide’

A SCHOOL has opened a book of condolence for its popular chaplain, who died this week. (2 comments)

Last updated 24 May 2013
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Cumbria family feels ‘no hatred’ against man who killed his own mother

THE family of a woman killed by her own son have said they do not feel any hatred or animosity towards him.

Last updated 24 May 2013
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Barrow girl, 13, steps up to help fund care for little brother

SISTERS look out for their younger brothers but teenager Lauren Bennett went a step further in showing her love for four-year-old Jack.

Last updated 24 May 2013
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South Cumbria students head abroad to help school - and to develop skills

STUDENTS who helped transform a dilapidated Bulgarian school are due to be rewarded for their work.

Last updated 24 May 2013
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Dalton man receives work order for selling stolen camera

A MAN who claims he found an expensive camera in the street has been ordered to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work, and been hit with a hefty court bill after being caught selling it on.

Last updated 24 May 2013
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Six jailed for more than 75 years for Cumbria murder

SIX people have been jailed for more than 75 years for their parts in the murder of a Polish man in Cumbria.

Last updated 24 May 2013
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Police appeal to trace Barrow good Samaritan

AN appeal has been launched in a bid to track down a Barrow good Samaritan.

Last updated 23 May 2013
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South Cumbria garden centre boss faces trial over collusion

THE boss of one of South Cumbria’s biggest garden centres has appeared in court accused of conspiring to pervert the course of justice in relation to a drink-driving charge.

Last updated 23 May 2013
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First Cumbria free school approved

A SUCCESSFUL fee-paying school is to open its doors as Cumbria’s first state-funded free school.

Last updated 23 May 2013
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Four Cumbria beaches awarded cleanliness gongs

FOUR beaches in Cumbria have scooped prestigious awards for cleanliness, it was announced yesterday.

Last updated 23 May 2013
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Barrow woman is fined for drunken assaults

A WOMAN who downed 10 pints of lager before assaulting her former neighbours has been handed a fine.

Last updated 23 May 2013
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Barrow charity launches funding bid to cope with appeals for help

UP to a third of severely-distressed callers just get through to an engaged tone when they try to get through to a potentially life-saving charity at busy times.

Last updated 23 May 2013
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Cumbria crusade against metal theft continues

Last updated 22 May 2013
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100s of women walk to remember in Barrow and Ulverston

MORE than 500 women battled through the driving rain in Ulverston and Barrow as they walked to remember loved ones and raised £54,000 for St Mary’s Hospice. (3 comments)

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Emotional ceremony remembers Barrow Soldier

PRAYERS were heard for a soldier who died from wounds sustained in Afghanistan during an emotional service.

Last updated 21 May 2013
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Walney Woman, 40, arrested after blaze at house

FIRE crews have issued a warning to householders after being called to a house fire without a working fire alarm.

Last updated 21 May 2013
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