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Two Cumbrian men completed an epic European bike ride to raise money for disability support. Steve Milburn and Bill Irvine took on the challenge to ride from Steve’s hometown of Barrow to the Costa ...
Multiple planning applications were submitted to Westmorland and Furness Council for Barrow this week, including proposals ...
Charlotte Wood, a student at Dowdales School, spoke at the weekly Rotary Club of Furness meeting on June 18 to discuss her fundraising efforts.
The prime minister announced earlier that the new conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines would be built at Barrow shipyard. Submarine builder BAE Systems said it "welcomed" the defence ...
Fears over a nuclear conflict have been sparked after a US attack on three nuclear sites in Iran, and many have been left wondering where in the UK would be safest in such an event ...
A petition has been launched calling for urgent safety improvements on the Coast Road. It warns that the road has become a 'perilous journey' after a series of fatal crashes. 19-year-old Timothy Paul ...
The University of Cumbria is sponsoring Barrow BID’s Dave Day and its partnership with the Dock Museum’s Dave Myers’ ...
Lili Myers, the wife of late Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers, has recalled the details of an unexpected conversation they shared ...
Furness Building Society has appointed Simon Broadley as its new Chief Executive Officer and he brings over 25 years of ...
Welcome to Barrow-in-Furness: the forgotten town behind the U.K.’s nuclear defense seeking resurrection. At any given moment, a Vanguard-class submarine is somewhere in the world’s oceans ...
A new £25m artillery factory aimed at helping restore critical gun barrel manufacturing capability in the UK has opened in ...
Residents, businesses, and visitors are invited to help shape the future of parking services in Westmorland and Furness.