CUMBRIA MPs have reacted to the government publishing its withdrawal agreement and supporting papers for leaving the EU. Tim Farron has described the Brexit deal as “the worst of all worlds” but said MPs now need to grow up. The 585-page draft
Barrow AFC have announced the signing of former Swansea City midfielder Kemy Agustien on a short-term contract until January, after a successful trial. The 32-year-old, who is a Curacao international with 13 caps, featured for the Bluebirds in
BOSSES of a popular Chinese takeaway in Barrow are due to appear in court accused of serving food containing peanuts to a woman with an allergy. So So Yung and Wai Yung from Shengs in Ainslie Street have been charged by Cumbria County Council's
COPELAND Council has launched a consultation into next year’s budget – and wants to the public’s views. The council must save £500,000 in 2019/20, due largely to the reduction in Central Government grants, and is prioritising the delivery of its
Cumbria secured an economic boost of nearly £11m from holding two stages of the Tour of Britain cycle race in September. This is the best-ever figure for Cumbria, and represents a huge increase on the £5m economic benefit the county enjoyed when
THERE'S another cracking gig in store at Barrow Underground Music Society tomorrow night (Friday) when BUMS welcomes back prolific singer-songwriter Ian McNabb for a date on his Our Future In Space 2018 UK tour. Apparently, the Liverpool-born artist
A HYPNOTIST show set for Barrow next week has been cancelled due to 'unforeseen circumstances'. Andrew Newton was due to perform at The Forum on Thursday but the venue has announced it has been called off. Event organisers are are trying to contact
BRAVE food lovers have put themselves forward to face the first ever Man vs Food event at Barrow’s popular grilled cheese stall. Grilla Cheese will be running their first ever competition this Saturday at 3pm at stall 106 in Barrow Indoor Market
FUNDRAISERS are aiming to turn Barrow Park red this weekend to remember Jake Ellis, a little boy who died 10 years ago. Team Jake and organisers from Barrow Parkrun have joined forces to remember Jake, who was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a
Copeland Borough Council has trained in Mental Health First Aid. Staff from the housing, council tax and benefits teams are now equipped to deal with people suffering from mental illness including those at crisis point seeking council services.
CLLR Peter Thornton has today been appointed deputy leader of Cumbria County Council. Mr Thornton, of Longsleddale, has also recently taken over as leader of the Liberal Democrat Group. It follows the death last month of Cllr Ian Stewart, of
THE hosting of two stages of the Tour of Britain cycle race provided a huge economic boost of almost £11m to the Cumbrian economy. The stages were held in September and proved a runaway success with the figure more than twice the £5m boost received
SOME of the region's leading painters and makers are in the frame this weekend in one of the must-see annual exhibitions held in the lead up to the festive season. Running at the Athenaeum at Leasgill, on Saturday and Sunday (November 17/18), featured
THERE have been a raft of resignations in the wake of the Brexit agreement. On Thursday Shailesh Vara quit as Northern Ireland minister, saying he could not support Mrs May's Brexit agreement which "leaves the UK in a halfway house with no time
A REVELLER's tooth was broken and lip cut after an assault inside a Barrow nightclub. Police are investigating the assault which happened at approximately 1.45am on November 11 at Broadway Nightclub close to the bar area. The offender is described
Around 100kg of recycled uniform from the Lake District has landed in East Africa to kit out porters working in Mount Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania. The clothes have been well worn by rangers at the Lake District National Park but, thanks
FOLLOWING the success of Percy Kelly: Line of Beauty, Tullie House is staging a special exhibition to celebrate what would have been the artists 100th birthday. Percy was born on November 3, 1918, in Workington, and the Carlisle museum and art gallery
BEING a huge ELO fan, I felt a little spoiled here because not only did we see these excellent guys (and gals) last Friday at The Forum, I also saw Jeff Lynne's ELO in Liverpool Arena only two weeks ago, writes PETE DOWNING. Nevertheless, it will
A BARROW-BASED clergyman calls for more churches to get involved in a new fostering scheme ran by the council. As the first two churches in South Cumbria sign up to Cumbria County Council’s Fostering Friendly Churches (FFC) scheme, Barrow-based
CASES involving more than 700 Barrow residents accused of failing to pay council tax are due to be heard in court. Barrow Borough Council is set to present a total of 722 cases of failing to pay council tax at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court on
MOVES for Cumbria to open talks with the Government about slashing the county’s seven councils have been agreed. At a meeting of the full council in Kendal on Thursday, county political leaders were given the go-ahead to start negotiations about
Ten Barrow residents woke up to some exciting news as their postcode was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery. The Elterwater Crescent residents each scooped a £1,000 prize for every ticket that they hold. Offering his
THIS week we asked Mail readers to nominate the best cafe, pub or restaurant in Barrow for a good old English breakfast... 1. Mammy's Cafe, Barrow Market Since taking over in April Jen and Sue have found plenty of fans with Joanne Haddow, Leah
IT COULD be said that Winter Wilson are living the dream, but it could all have been so different. Both with successful full-time careers in international marketing and social services, the duo of Kip Winter and partner Dave Wilson had for many years
ORGANISERS of the Tea and Tinsel Afternoon Tea will be raising money once again for charity at this year's Christmas event. Janet Blower has organised another event this Christmas at St Mary’s Centre on Walney. The event will be serving up a
A BARROW school started fundraising for a computer 23 years ago by staging a fashion show with the pupils becoming catwalk models for the day. Wide-brimmed hats, sporty sweatshirts, colourful dresses and leggings all featured at the event with 15
Walney Musical Theatre Company transformed the Forum theatre’s stage into the New York mansion of the Addams Family for a theatrical delight of creeps, laughs and wonderfully modern tunes for all the family. The group breathed new life into the
A MUM has set up a fundraising page to raise money for a school that was forced to close due to sewage flooding the building. Ramsden Infant and Nursery School, based on Thwaite Street, in Barrow, fell victim to flooding after drains were blocked
A FATHER-of-three from Ulverston has created a Facebook page to publicly help families make better food choices to improve their health and wellbeing. Andy Allan created The Dynamic Food List because he wanted his family to have clarity on which
Captain Josh Granite insists that Barrow AFC’s players remain confident despite their poor recent results, as they look to finally get back to winning ways against Eastleigh on Saturday. The Bluebirds head into the clash against the Spitfires off
A SPECIAL reception was held in Westminster to mark the 50th year of Britain’s continuous at sea nuclear deterrent. The First Sea Lord, defence ministers and industry leaders were among the guests at the event, organised by Barrow MP John Woodcock
Patients attending the macular degeneration eye clinic at the Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) will now benefit from improved facilitates and reduced waiting times thanks to investment of £240,000. The injection treatment rooms now benefit from
MARK Tyson scored two tries to help the BARLA Lions get off to a winning start on their four-match tour as they came from behind to defeat West Fiji 22-20. The Askam man got the opening score after just three minutes with an unconverted try, going
WITH the Fortnite craze engrossing children and keeping them glued to their games consoles, parents are trying to find ways of prising their controllers out of their hands. With each games last about 20 minutes, here's some things that kids can
GRIZEDALE Forest is a world famous attraction graced with stunning art and breathtaking views. Visitors can walk and cycle, pick a quiet spot to admire the wildlife or discover amazing sculptures throughout the forest. And deep within the magical
IT may be a well-used word locally but it seems not many people elsewhere know that a Barrovian is someone from Barrow. The slang term for someone from Barrow appeared on the BBC One gameshow Pointless this week. In the show teams of two contestants
A LANDSCAPING project which revitalised a run-down area of Barrow Island has been shortlisted for a prestigious international award. The regenerated public area at Maritime Apartments has been shortlisted for the annual Landscape Institute Awards
GROCER Sainsbury's has revealed it is considering delivering groceries to the Barrow area, The Mail can reveal. The grocery retailer was quizzed on Twitter by a shopper who asked if the Kendal supermarket would be delivering to Barrow "anytime soon
A BUSY area of Barrow is becoming an “accident waiting to happen” and needs a rethink, a meeting has been told. Traffic is snarling up on Hindpool Road around the retail parks and roundabouts – frustrating motorists, said councillor Anne Burns.
CAMPAIGNERS for Grange Lido have already raised £2,000 as they battle to regenerate the site. The community and businesses are backing to save the Lido, which has fallen into disrepair in recent years. The money is still coming in and it has
Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) have launched a new service for adults suffering with insomnia. The Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia initiative is an eight week program run by First Step, a talking therapies service within
RISK assessment agency Lycetts are cautioning farmers and other employees in the agricultural industry about work after a study confirmed it’s the most dangerous field to work in. Richard Wade, of Lycetts Risk Management Services, said: “Although
A BARROW charity are currently in need of new volunteers with a taste for cooking to help out at their centre. Barrow Community kitchen are currently recruiting more cooking volunteers to help out at their base in Roosegate Community Centre.
Luckless Barrow AFC striker Jacob Blyth will be praying for a change of fortune after he made his comeback from his latest injury in last Friday’s friendly against the club’s under-21s. What kept the 26-year-old out of action is as yet unspecified
A SURGEON'S blunder left two patients at Furness General Hospital in kidney failure, documents obtained by The Mail reveal. FGH whistle-blower Peter Duffy complained about the two incidents to his bosses. His colleague, Ashutosh Jain, had performed
Fires claimed three lives and led to 19 casualties in Cumbria over the last year, new figures show. The Fire Brigades Union said that an increase in fire deaths across the country showed that services are in "crisis". New Home Office figures
Do you remember when? What was in the South Cumbrian news 10, 25 & 50 years ago 10 YEARS AGO A terraced house in Market Street, Millom, was offered for sale at £128,500. A semi-detached house in Farm Street, Barrow, was £105,000. Style
1 Barrow Library is holding a free Teen Market for everyone to attend. The young people of Barrow are selling their own crafts that they’ve made to especially for the event. The craft stalls are open 11am-3pm in Barrow Library on Saturday. 2 Geek
Barrow AFC manager Ian Evatt will have something available to him this weekend that he’s never had before during his time in charge: a virtually fully-fit squad. The Bluebirds were without eight first-team players for their match at Ebbsfleet United
Millom’s Lee Postlethwaite is ready to hit the ground running for the BARLA Lions in Fiji, as the amateur side representing Great Britain get to the serious business of their two-week tour. The Lions played the first of their four matches against
