GARDENERS defied the lousy summer weather by producing an impressive display of vegetables and cut flowers at the Barrow and District Horticultural Society’s annual show.

CHARITY cyclists raised around £25,000 for good causes on the Tour de Furness.
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THE 158th Grasmere Sports lived up to its reputation of cut-throat competition as athletes battled for honours in a manner worthy of the Beijing Olympics.

UP to 2,000 music fans helped Barrow Live! rock the town as the second annual music festival kicked off yesterday.

An end to a stomach-churning summer as relieved Furness students collected their GCSE results.

HEARTS were pounding as hundreds of nervous Furness students opened their long awaited A-Level results

More than 70 people made their way to the town’s Ford Park to watch models stroll on to the lawn wearing a range of environmentally-friendly clothing.

FACED with a wild pack of excitable children, being a keeper at Dalton zoo on Thursday evening must have been quite a daring undertaking.

JUDGES at this year’s Allithwaite Carnival had a tough job choosing winners from more than 70 dance troupes in the colourful parade.

HUNDREDS of people braved the wet weather to turn out to the Evening Mail’s Family Fun Day.

GIRL power was in full force in Barrow on June 8.

Pictures from this year's British Kite Surfing Championships held on Earnse Bay.

A LONG blast on HMS Exeter’s whistle as she sailed into port signalled the start of Barrow’s maritime festival.

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh this afternoon opened a £1.5 million food technology centre at Penrith.

STONE skimming champion Phillip McChesney preserved his title at the weekend, by scooping first place in the second leg of the All England Open Skimming Championships.

RESIDENTS of Askam and Ireleth showed their resilience as they turned out in force for the carnival.

BARROW Carnival really brought the local community together.

A CASE of typical English weather did not deter hundreds of revellers from attending Ulverston Carnival.

WALNEY Carnival organisers succeeded in attracting the crowds, despite the rain.