It has been yet another busy week at the Mail, with our reporters bringing you the local stories that interest you the most.

These are the ten stories from across the week that caught your eye and captured your attention.

Barrow shop gets new ownership

Vinothkumar Muthukumar, known as Vino, has taken over Yarlside Stores in Holbeck from previous owners Michaela and Jamie Kemp.

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Takeaway owner banned and fined for illegal hires

Dondu Ozmicco, 35, employed the workers at Flames Pizzeria on New Market Street before being raided by Immigration Enforcement.

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Four-star hotel gets green light for expansion

Plans to build an external terrace and a link bridge at a four-star hotel in the Lake District are set to be approved.

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Barrow estate to get more homes

Plans for nearly 150 new houses have been approved for a site on Dalton Lane.

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A model of success

A Furness man's railway layout was voted the Best in Show at an exhibition in Cumbria.

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Pub visitors shocked by news of landlord departure

The landlords of a well-known hotel and pub near Barrow made a shock announcement that they will be leaving at the end of February.

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Financial climate forces popular sports bar to close

The owners of MK’s on Abbey Road announced at the start of the week that they had closed the doors for the final time.

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Breach of planning rules 'unacceptably harms' locals

A gardening company has been forced to comply with an enforcement notice after they converted garden space into storage.

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Beatrix Potter-linked pub goes up for sale

Tower Bank Arms Village Inn, seven miles from Ambleside, has hit the market for £190,000.

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Hairy Bikers hit the road again with new show

The Hairy Bikers Go West, takes Dave Myers and Si King on a nostalgic trip down memory lane to places close to their hearts.

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