Opinion

Newby Bridge Service Station

Readers divided over plans for electric vehicle chargers
READERS have shared their thoughts on plans for six electric vehicle charging points at a South Lakeland service station have been submitted to the Lake District National Park Authority.

Simon Fell Column

Simon Fell Column: Sunny weather, A Levels and pagodas

£20m funding bid to improve A590

'Don't bother' - Readers on council's £20m funding bid to improve A590

We asked our readers where their favourite holiday hot spot was as a child

'Bliss' - readers share favourite UK holiday hot spots from childhood

Askam Village School

Praise for 'the best school' after Ofsted inspection

Tyrell Warren and Josh Kay sum up the mood! Picture; Eddie Garvey | MI News

Fans celebrate 'fantastic' Barrow AFC result

Energy bills could rocket

Potential price hike 'certainly is disastrous'

Dame Olivia Newton-John

Fans pay respects to Dame Olivia Newton-John

'Opera Bingo club' - Readers sum up why they love town in three words

Readers share 'fond memories' of favourite childhood places

Simon Fell: Stanway should get Freedom of Barrow

'At last, I love it' - Return of popular restaurant welcomed

Emergency vehicles can struggle to get past poorly parked cars

'Publicise the lesser known parts' of the Lake District to reduce traffic

'Hot tub, jacuzzi, wild flower meadow' - Your ideas for park funding

Tyler Baines and his family

Barrovians congratulate athlete on 'fantastic achievement'

Cumbria Police has reported instances of people parking on solid white lines on the A591 in Ambleside at Waterhead, near to Jenkins Field

'Educate tourists' says readers as cars 'obstruct' main road

Large parts of Walney and the rest of the Furness region could be lost to the rise in sea level, accelerated by climate change

'Need to build an ark' - Climate change and the future of island

Georgia Stanway

Stanway made 'whole town proud' in Euro match

Geese were crowding the beach and feeding on the scattered waste

'Name and shame' litterers say readers

'He's stuck in Space Man' - Eurovision singer pulled out of festival

Readers disagree over 'dangerous' seagulls

Chloe Kelly, right, celebrates England's winning goal (photos: PA)

Comment How Lionesses - and their Cumbrian star - completed an historic victory

Simon Fell column: Railways and summer surgery tours

Bernard Cribbins OBE has passed away at the age of 93

Tributes paid to 'voice of childhood'

'Is it lost?' - Cruise ship arrives in town

Madison celebrated her remission at a Harry Styles concert with friend Evie, inset: Madison's final chemotherapy

Community 'so pleased' for teen in cancer remission

Plans have been approved

Town should get 'free electricity' from windfarm

Hoad Medical Practice with inset of health boss Dr Peter Gregory

'Unbelievable' - Readers react to hundred missed appointments wasting weeks of Doctors time

The vacant unit is being removed to make way for a £17.5m project of improvements

'The plans look exciting' - Mixed opinions from readers on project to transform market hall

Hairy Biker Dave Myers has embraced his new look

Readers wish Hairy Biker the best after he opens up about ongoing cancer battle

Furness Academy

'Unbelievable' - Readers react to Schools uniform update due to extreme weather conditions

Hot weather was forecast for Barrow

'I can't stand this heat' - Readers on heatwave

Permission is being sought for a drive-through branch of Starbucks in Ulverston. Picture: South Lakeland District Council planning portal

Environmental concerns of Ulverston's proposed Starbucks drive-thru highlighted

Urban explorers break into derelict former bar

'Prime retail site' - Readers have their say on what derelict building should be turned into

Hundreds left without bins as council addresses 'horrendous' waits

Readers appalled at wait time for new bin

Bill Smith retrieving Bluebird’s wreckage from Coniston in 2001

Readers disappointed with decision over future of Bluebird

Lou Charnley, who owned Charnley’s Garden Centre in Dalton, has tragically died at the age of 73 after suffering a heart attack

'A lovely man' - Readers pay their respect to well-respected garden centre boss

The former Debenhams and WHSmith stores have been targeted

Readers brand town centre as a 'disgrace' after empty shops damaged

Babies as young as three months old were told to wear a face covering to participate in animal encounters and animal experiences at South Lakes Safari Zoo on Tuesday

'Disgusting' - Readers react an after 11-week-old baby told to wear face mask for zoo

REPORT: Chief Constable Michelle Skeer spoke to a full meeting of Cumbria County Council

Readers react to police force in Cumbria set for restructure

'Saved my life' - Readers talk smear tests as health centres miss targets

'Saved my life' - Readers talk smear tests as health centres miss targets

DAMAGE: The play park was vandalised in May 2021

Readers shocked over lack of action on vandalised play park

WAIT: Soaring number of patients facing long waits for autism diagnosis in Morecambe Bay

'It's a joke' - Readers shocked at new figures revealing waiting times for suspected autism diagnosis

EXCUSE: Barrow BID manager Colin Garnett said that the new bins will mean there is no excuse for town centre rubbish

'More waste of public money' - Readers concerned after seagull-proof bins to be installed in town

PICTURED: The Barrow picket line

Readers show solidarity with railway strikers

CLIMB: Zack next to the monument at the top of Hoad Hill.

'Great job' - Congratulations for youngster who climbs the same height as Everest on Hoad Hill

OPEN: Vicky Valin owns Boheme Beauty in Barrow’s Buccleuch Street

'Times are really hard' - Community empathize with beautician over fear of shop closer

PLANS: Cumbria County Council is continuing its work on the new cycle paths in Barrow which will result in two new cycle lanes

'Glad my tax contributions are well spent' - Cycle scheme in town criticised

LAUNCH: Cain Mcnulty officially opened Desserts at Bardsea on Thursday

Well wishes for new burger and dessert business

FOOD: How the war in Ukraine is affecting the price of Barrow chippies

'They should be buying British always' - Readers react to more expensive fish and chips in Barrow

Community praise for 'brilliant shop'

Community praise for 'brilliant shop'

PLAN: HMS Dreadnought

Concern over plan to bring home Barrow's first nuclear sub to act as monument

FAMILY: Ian Pennington, Alice, Milly and Pauline Pennington pictured at the girls’ BEM investiture in 2012

'Proud of the legacy' - tributes flow in for devoted family man

DIVISIVE: The application relates to a site opposite The Clarkes Hotel in Rampside. Picture: Barrow Borough Council planning portal

Readers divided over controversial planning application