Lisa Ritch News Today

Readers say new tain recording is no diffrent to the old.

RESIDENTS have criticised the local council after the conservatives in the Furness area have said potholes in the area are causing chaos.

READERS have had their say after plans for removing remaining reptiles from a plot of land earmarked for a major development project in Barrow were…

READERS react to police officers who are being put under unmanageable strain by being forced to act as social workers and babysitters.

READERS have responded positively after a major restaurant chain put forward plans to open a branch in Barrow.

FEARS have been expressed that Barrow town centre will turn into a ‘ghost town’ after the closure of another shop. The British Red Cross charity shop on the corner of Dalton Road and Cavendish Street closed earlier this month after the occupants announced they would not be renewing their lease. Tracey Pickering, regional retail manager for the British Red Cross in the north of England, said: “We are actively looking for a new site for our shop in Barrow in Furness. “The lease on...

THE public has reacted to the jailing of a man who spat at a police officer. Stephen Kirkbride, 55, received the sentence on Thursday May 6 at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court as he pleaded guilty to assault of an emergency worker. Kirkbride, who is Hepatitis C positive, spat at PC Carrick following an altercation in Barrow on 7 April 2021. PC Carrick was part of a group of officers that attended Barrow Train Station after receiving a call about a man, Kirkbride, who was drunk and act...