Ulverston

Last updated 29 April 2013
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Barrow and Furness MP struck by kindness of Ulverston foodbank helpers

RESIDENTS in desperate need of hunger relief will have better access to rations following the opening of a new drop-in centre.

Last updated 29 April 2013
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Ulverston man airlifted to hospital after suffering heart attack

AN Ulverston man had to be airlifted to hospital after suffering a heart attack.

Last updated 28 April 2013
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Ulverston lantern event leading light receives an MBE

THE man behind Ulverston’s festivals has received an MBE.

Last updated 26 April 2013
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Ulverston supermarkets battle rumbles on after controversial votes

A SUPERMARKET war reached its climax as residents, councillors and store bosses argued their cases in favour and against two separate plans. (10 comments)

Last updated 26 April 2013
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Ulverston supermarket forced to withdraw nut products because they contain nuts

A BIZARRE decision has forced staff at an Ulverston supermarket to take perfectly good packets of nuts off the shelves – because they contain nuts. (9 comments)

Last updated 26 April 2013
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Ulverston supermarket showdown – Robinson's approved, Sainsbury's rejected

PERMISSION to build a Sainsbury's supermarket in Ulverston has been refused - but planning chiefs have approved plans for a supermarket on the Robinson's brewery site.
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Last updated 26 April 2013
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Ulverston girl Alice Pyne’s clothes being used to dress fundraising dolls

ALICE Pyne’s clothes are being used to dress new dolls, which will be sold to raise money towards her charity and a trip to Mount Kilimanjaro to scatter her ashes.

Last updated 25 April 2013
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Brave Ulverston woman makes a stand against garden intruders

A VULNERABLE Ulverston resident says she has been subjected to months of torment that has seen her garden ornaments stolen on numerous occasions.

Last updated 25 April 2013
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Ulverston supermarket showdown – decision on Sainsbury's and Robinsons due today

A DECISION over the long-running supermarket saga in Ulverston will be made today as Sainsbury's and Robinsons go head to head. (2 comments)

Last updated 25 April 2013
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Decisions due on Ulverston shop plans

THE long-running saga over the use of the former Robinsons brewery site has seen two planning applications to turn it into a supermarket – but there is still no indication of who would occupy the building. (1 comment)

Last updated 24 April 2013
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Delighted by response to Ulverston hospice vehicle fleet appeal

NEW hospice boss Val Stangoe said she was delighted to see the response so far to the Evening Mail’s Reaching Out campaign.

Last updated 24 April 2013
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Ulverston has packed event programme

THE flag fortnight is just one of many dates in the packed Ulverston festival calendar, which sees events taking place in the town all year round.

Last updated 24 April 2013
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David Gummers

DAVID GUMMERS, who runs Dickinson’s Footwear, in King Street, said: “I love Ulverston because it is a small market town with friendly people. It has a homely feel to it.

Last updated 24 April 2013
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Decisions due on Ulverston shop plans

WITH South Lakeland District Council’s planning committee poised to vote tomorrow on applications for two supermarkets in Ulverston, reporter PAUL BERENTZEN takes a look at the key factors affecting each decision

Last updated 24 April 2013
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Thoughtful Ulverston girl, 5, in arty bid to raise cash for school

A KIND-HEARTED youngster was handed the honour of raising the first flag to fly at her school in more than 100 years after helping to collect the money that made it possible.

Last updated 23 April 2013
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Ulverston choc contest winners enjoy sweet success

A LITTLE girl from Barrow and a Millom woman were two of the three lucky winners in a charity competition inspired by Willy Wonka’s golden tickets.

Last updated 23 April 2013
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Retail giants clash as Ulverston supermarket decision looms

SAINSBURY’S has attacked planners’ recommendations to back Robinsons’ plans for a new supermarket in Ulverston over their scheme. (7 comments)

Last updated 23 April 2013
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Ulverston war memorial to be restored for centenary

A MONUMENT to Ulverston’s war heroes is to be restored in time for the centenary of the First World War. (1 comment)

Last updated 22 April 2013
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