Deluge floods our roads as heavy rain wreaks havoc throughout Furness

Published 8 September 2008

HEAVY rain this weekend is set to make matters worse for people living in a flooded south Ulverston community.

Plan to build six semis on village field

Published 8 September 2008

A NEW housing estate is planned for Askam.

People ‘waste £20 a week’

Published 8 September 2008

PEOPLE in the North West spend an average of £20 per week on unnecessary items, including takeaway snacks, unused groceries and taxis – the equivalent of a whopping £1,040 per year – according to new research released by the Learning and Skills Council.

Barrow guns light up sky

Published 8 September 2008

CANNONS designed and part built in Barrow are being used to light up the night skies of Iraq to catch terrorists on the move.

Ship Inn to fight on

Published 8 September 2008

A HISTORIC pub built in 1691 has been brought back from the brink of closure.
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Former AFC goalie jailed for blackmailing Premier League star

Published 6 September 2008

A FORMER Barrow AFC goalkeeper, who blackmailed a top Premier League footballer over a sex video, has been jailed for 20 months.

Olympic stars to swim in lake

Published 6 September 2008

A GOLD medal swimmer who won a brave battle against leukaemia is heading for an Olympic rematch in Windermere next weekend.

Pair rescued in house blaze drama

Published 6 September 2008

TWO men were today rescued by firefighters after a blaze broke out in the living room of their terraced home.

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Published 6 September 2008

A FORMER Barrow AFC goalkeeper, who blackmailed a top Premier League footballer over a sex video, was jailed for 20 months today.

Ship Inn to fight on

Published 6 September 2008

A HISTORIC pub built in 1691 has been brought back from the brink of closure.

Dalton wins bloom award

Published 5 September 2008

A SUMMER of toil was rewarded at Cumbria in Bloom 2008.

New boss in charge at hospital

Published 5 September 2008

AN ex-accident and emergency nurse has stepped up to take over the reins of a west Cumbrian hospital.

Bloom award thanks to Kevin’s graft

Published 5 September 2008

EIGHT years of early wake-ups have paid off for an Ulverston pub flower tender.

£2m fitness centre is up and running

Published 5 September 2008

A £2M gym and sports store opens its doors in Barrow tomorrow.

Tories jubilant after by-election

Published 5 September 2008

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Published 5 September 2008

I wonder what Cumbrian sheep farmers think when Welsh sheep farmers have now stated they could be out of business in 2010?

Parkview’s road safety ‘pathetic’

Published 5 September 2008

I AM writing to warn parents of 11-year-old children about to start at Parkview School in Barrow about the pathetic road safety features provided by the local council.

Why we support the dual campus option

Published 5 September 2008

YOUR recent article highlighting the proposals for a dual campus academy carried the headline “Academy Could Cost YOU (your emphasise) £1m”.

Students start new Diploma qualification

Published 5 September 2008

FURNESS students have become some of the first young people in the country to start the new Diploma qualification.