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STUDENTS are celebrating today after picking up their GCSE results. Click through the picture gallery schools across south Cumbria.

POLICE are investigating a burglary at a house near Ambleside. The incident occurred at a Great Langdale property on August 16. A man entered and attempted to force open a wooden box/ safe containing money before taking food and clothing and

A COMEDY pub crawl featuring a host of award-winning comedians is set to land in South Cumbria this October as part of the Barrow Comedy Fest. Barrow BID, with support from Laughing Penguin Events, is delivering a comedy pub crawl to help fundraise

POLICE are investigating a racially motivated verbal altercation in Barrow. Police said two men were targeted due to their race by a passing motorist who shouted an insult from their van window. The driver of the van did not stop and continued

AN 'INTOXICATED' part-time accountant left a female police officer with a bald patch after pulling her hair for four-and-a-half minutes, a court heard. Mum-of-three Rebecca Kleinhans kicked and pulled a large amount of hair from the scalp of PC

A LOVELY high-specification family home that is newly built and with a spacious layout is now available close to playing fields and a park. The Mardale house type is from Esteem Homes and is a detached four-bedroom property on a development that

A HOSPITAL boss has paid tribute to NHS staff as he leaves to take up a new role. Professor David Walker, who has worked for the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust for four years, is moving to Mid and South Essex Hospitals

LIFE is precious and is something that should be protected and nurtured. That is why when The Mail staff noticed a surge in suicides at the start of this year we knew we needed to act. The Time to Talk campaign called on health bosses to take

A SOUTH Lakes charity is hosting a duck race to raise funds for the maintenance of an iconic building. The Joseph & Eleanor Gunson Alms Houses Trust in Ulpha is hosting a charity duck race to fundraise for the property's running costs. The Trustees

A DRIVE to break the taboo of mental health through physical is due to return. Beat the Stigma, a series of boxing and fitness classes, will return to a community boxing club following a successful first run. The classes were organised by mental

The Askam Open Pairs competition will be held on Sunday, with 32 pairs setting out to claim the trophy at Askam & Ireleth Crown Green Bowling Club. The report times for the tournament are as follows. 9am: C Brown & partner, R Kitchin & partner

Barrow AFC striker Scott Quigley believes he is showing his best form when it matters after shrugging off an indifferent start at Holker Street by scoring in his last three games for the Bluebirds. Quigley's well-taken goal on the turn right at

Eller Close House is a traditional Lakeland property occupying a great location on the outskirts of Grasmere. It offers a superb business opportunity to any buyer as it is currently a popular holiday let which generates in the region of £50,000

AN MP has welcomed a new cancer support group in Millom. Copeland MP Trudy Harrison attended a drop-in event aimed at setting up a cancer support group in the town. Figures show that one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer.

AN ambitious stage performance aiming to shed light on the plight of refugee children is set to hit the Barrow stage this September. The Playground tells the story of a group of Syrian refugees, played by real refugee children settled in Furness

The future is looking bright at Furness Golf Club after a resurgence of junior members recently, which has seen the section grow from a fledgling ten prior to Christmas to nearly 50 kids now playing the links course on a regular basis. Over recent

THE top floor of Debenhams in Barrow has been cordoned off. A sign on the door of the Portland Walk store says: "Due to weather related circumstances the first floor will be closed until further notice." An eyewitness said drilling as part

OFFICERS investigating the death of a 43-year-old man in the River Kent are appealing for information from the public. A major multi-agency rescue operation was mounted earlier this month to find the man who had been swept away after ending up in

A MAN has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a woman died in a crash on the A69. Viorel Grancea (31) of Darnley Street, Glasgow, has also been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving and causing death while

FAMILIES and mental health campaigners have hailed today's announcement that a new suicide prevention scheme will be rolled out across Barrow. Thanks in part to the Mail’s Time to Talk campaign a new initiative called Suicide Safer Barrow is to

A Mountain Rescue Team rushed to help after a rider was thrown from her horse in the South Lakes. Kendal Mountain Rescue Team were called out at 5.24pm on Tuesday afternoon to a distressed rider who had fallen from her horse. The incident happened

WORK is taking place ahead of the opening of a new tanning salon. The new beauty salon will be the latest addition to Dalton's high street. Scaffolding is currently in place on the front of the business, which is due to open this year. Called

SEPTEMBER is almost here! Will somebody please come up with something to help us slow down? We can’t blame the clock, it’s Greenwich Meridian Time, never late, never early. Could the culprit be What’s App, Twitter, Facebook, 24-hour News or Alexa

VISIT: St Mary's Hospice in Ulverston were visited by a group of National Citizen Service (NCS) students

Barrow AFC manager Ian Evatt was thrilled with how midfielder Oliver Greaves coped with his first start in senior football last Saturday, as he helped his side to victory over Yeovil Town. Greaves, who is on loan for the season from Sheffield United

CONGRATS: Members of the Rotary Club of Furness presented the Barrow Cadets Interact Club at TS Sovereign with their Charter

The latest results from the Furness Ladies Evening Bowling League are as follows. Lindal v West Shore: S Wareing 17 S Batte 21, C Bushell 21 K Wright 6, M Woods 21 S Burns 11, J Pickthall 21 A Wrathall 9, J Creighton 21 L Wilson 15, K MacPake 21

Barrow’s Callum Sharples became the first Cumbrian to win the BCGBA Junior Individual Merit Competition in 30 years when he triumphed at Netherfield Bowling Club last Saturday. Not since Jonathan Lowes in 1989 had someone from the county won what

A CURTAILED fixture list due to wet weather means that plenty of teams will be playing catch up in the next couple of weeks, muddying the promotion and relegation waters even more in the John Sharples (Letting agents) sponsored Furness and District

PENSIONERS in Barrow could have just six years to enjoy their retirement if plans put forward by a think tank to increase the pension age to 75 are agreed, politicians warn. A proposal to increase the state pension age has been raised by think

RESIDENTS raised concerns at neighbourhood drug dealing in a meeting with police and councillors. Members of Barrow’s Hindpool community gathered to flag up instances of drug dealing on roads where they live Meeting at the British Legion in Holker

A CHARITY is inviting the public to become a part of its quarter of a million pounds expansion plans. The Barrow & District Disability Association (BDDA) has raised £3,845 towards its £120,000 goal through its build-a-brick donations. However

Head coach Paul Crarey wants to head up the rebuilding process that will follow Barrow Raiders' inevitable relegation from the Betfred Championship where he intends to bring through the club's young players. The Raiders are one defeat away from

Lahiru Jayakody's unbeaten half-century crowned a superb performance from Haverigg, as they won the Sowerby Cup with an eight-wicket victory over previous holders Furness 2nd XI last Sunday. The match between the top two teams in Division One of

SUICIDE prevention and first aid is set to be rolled out at many of Barrow's biggest employers after The Mail’s ‘Time to Talk’ campaign urged health bosses to take action. Time to Talk was launched after five young Furness men were believed to

A DOG breeder found guilty of animal cruelty charges against more than 100 animals will be sentenced next month. Lynn Stoker (62), of Raw House Farm, in Byrness, was due to be sentenced at South East Northumberland Magistrates’ Court last Friday

Barrow AFC’s Community Trust are into the final week of their summer holiday camps, which have been bringing on youngsters’ footballing skills as well as letting them try their hand at other sports. The Bluebirds are finishing five weeks of keeping

Congratulations to pupils at Cartmel Priory and good luck for the future: ARMER Joshua10 ASHWORTH George10 BACON Corey10 BARKER Sophie10 BARNSLEY Luis10 BENT Owen10 BINNS Suzannah10 BURKE-BOWER Holly10 CHADWICK Matthew10

TODAY is National Burger Day - and we want you to help us celebrate everything you love about the patty. Tell us which restaurant makes your favourite - or comment if we have missed one from the list.

After months of revision, weeks of waiting and perhaps one or two sleepless nights, GCSE results day is finally here. And as if sitting the exams wasn't stressful enough, there's a new grading system for us all to understand. Teenagers will

Your stars with Russell Grant Aries (Mar21/Apr20) Financial security is your priority. It’s much easier to take emotional, creative and professional risks when you have money in the bank. Learning a trade will give you a choice of lucrative

A LONG-standing Barrow barber has given up his scissors after more than six decades in the trade. Keith Parkinson, 83, has decided to call time on his career after falling off a stepladder earlier in the year and damaging his hand. The great-grandad

A political party has raised money so senior citizens in Dalton could enjoy a day out in the Lake District. More than a dozen residents of Anchor Court, Dalton in Furness, were treated to a coach trip up to Ambleside and ice cream on the coast

A BARROW family have spoken of the ‘vile abuse’ they were subjected to from a ‘neighbour from hell’. Kimberly Trengove was given a two-year restraining order in November of last year after she was found guilty of harassing Brian and Emma White

YOUTHS throwing life rings in the water could have cost someone their life. That is the view of a lifeboat spokesman, who slammed reports of two teenage boys throwing the lifebuoys into the water at Barrow’s Channelside yesterday. Pictures

Dawn Halligan Everyone is in the same boat my daughter has to keep travelling to Blackpool every few weeks, Lancaster for her op and then once braces are finally fitted it will be 6 weekly trips to Morecambe. Meaning time off college and work constantly

A POET is heading to Ulverston Library to share work from his latest collection. Martin Salter-Smith will be at Ulverston Library on Thursday September 26 from 7pm. The evening will include pieces from Martin’s new collection of poems called

A FURNESS beach became an international communications hub back in 1988 when youngsters found two letters in bottles in a single day. The Mail, on Wednesday, August 17 in 1988, noted: “Four Roa Island children have found messages from Ireland and

SOUTH Lakes MP Tim Farron says the Government’s decision to review the future of HS2 must lead to high-speed trains stopping in Cumbria. The current plans will see high-speed trains from London pass through the county without stopping, meaning passengers

Barrow has been listed as one of the least sexually active town's in the UK, according to a new survey. A survey of 725 towns, commissioned by sex toy retailer Lovehoney, named Barrow as the seventh 'least kinky' town in Britain. The survey also

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A BARROW businessman and his wife are taking part in a gruelling fundraiser in aid of a schoolboy diagnosed with a muscular disease. Neill Berry, from Stollers, is gearing up for the Longest Steepest Highest Quadrathlon, featuring a one-mile swim

A MOUNTAIN rescue team were called out after they received a call from Cumbria Police regarding a young woman suffering from an ankle injury. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team were called at 4.20pm on Monday to a young woman who had fallen on the start

First played second in Division One of the Alan Myerscough (Ford) sponsored Ulverston and District Bowling League and it proved to be a titanic battle as Dalton CC became the first team to defeat Red River at home this season. Steven Davey laid