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VIPs at official switch-on
WET weather failed to put a dampener on the official opening of a major offshore windfarm.
Last updated 20 September 2012
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Bus and car crash on Walney
A BUS and a car have been involved in a crash on Walney this morning. (12 comments)
Last updated 20 September 2012
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Walney sea defence work planned for 2013
HUNDREDS of thousands of pounds of funding could be committed to a project which aims to stop homes from being swept away into the sea.
Last updated 19 September 2012
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Walney vodka drinker Tasered twice by police officer
A HEAVILY intoxicated man was Tasered twice by police who feared he was about to attack them.
Last updated 14 September 2012
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Fraudster who targeted 79-year-old Walney man is jailed
A FRAUDSTER who conned an elderly man into paying him for work, before driving him to a cashpoint to withdraw the money he demanded, has been sent to jail. (10 comments)
Last updated 12 September 2012
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Little interest shown in big Walney windfarm extension
FEWER than 20 people took a vital chance to influence and learn more about a major windfarm expansion. (3 comments)
Last updated 11 September 2012
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Police called to assault on Walney
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a 63-year-old man.
Last updated 10 September 2012
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Firefighters issue alert after Walney blaze
FIREFIGHTERS were called out in the early hours of the morning after a blaze broke out when cooking was left unattended on a hob. (1 comment)
Last updated 10 September 2012
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Firefighters called to Walney home in early hours to tackle kitchen blaze
FIREFIGHTERS were called out in the early hours of Saturday morning, after a blaze broke out when cooking was left unattended on a hob. (1 comment)
Last updated 9 September 2012
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Walney staff and pupils hail new school facilities
“AMAZING” and “class” is how impressed students described their school’s long-awaited new sports hall, classrooms and social spaces.
Last updated 6 September 2012
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Firm wins permission to drill for gas on Walney
GAS and oil exploration work beneath the coast of Walney is set to begin. (2 comments)
Last updated 6 September 2012
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Excitement for Askam twins ahead of their first day at school on Walney
IT has been an emotional morning for the parents, and grandparents, of children starting their first day at school today.
Last updated 6 September 2012
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Touch down! Walney American football team wins funding boost
SOUTH Cumbria’s only American football team – the Walney Terriers, has been given a funding boost.
Last updated 4 September 2012
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Furness Academy and Walney School set to appeal ‘unfair’ exam results
HEADTEACHERS at two Barrow schools claim students have been treated unjustly and unfairly after changes to GCSE boundaries. (65 comments)
Last updated 3 September 2012
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Barrow lifeboat tows fishing boat to safety
A BARROW lifeboat crew towed a fishing boat to safety in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Last updated 3 September 2012
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Walney families living in fear of dangerous drivers
LOUD and dangerous drivers are treating a Walney street as a racetrack, residents say. (9 comments)
Last updated 31 August 2012
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Barrow sports student gears up for fundraising mission
A SPORTS student from Barrow is ready and raring to take on the challenge of the Great North Run and is raising funds for Children with Cancer.
Last updated 26 August 2012
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Walney sports student gears up for fundraising mission
A SPORTS student is ready and raring to take on the challenge of the Great North Run and is raising funds for Children with Cancer.
Last updated 24 August 2012
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Walney School pupil Rachel will miss old school
STUDENTS shared hugs and sent texts to share their GCSE success.
Last updated 24 August 2012
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Ruling due on Walney gas, oil plan
A DECISION is set to be made over plans to drill for oil and gas on Walney. (3 comments)
Last updated 24 August 2012
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