Normaa Powell News Today

WE brought you the news earlier this week of Rachel Wilson’s dreams of opening her own wildlife rehabilitation centre.

Readers congratulate young man who has spoken out about the challenges of looking for employment as a neurodivergent person.

AN elderly man has died after a fire broke out at a property in Barrow.

READERS have defended claims made by a national newspaper that Barrow is a ‘drug-plagued’ town with a death-row high street.

TRIBUTES have been pouring in for a doctor who discovered the outbreak of a deadly disease two decades ago.

READERS are saddened after bosses of a popular Walney newsagent announced it will be closing its doors at the end of this month.

BARROW residents share their fears over pets welfare after veterinary practices cease their emergency out of hours services.

READERS are heartbroken after a former Barrow vet fears pet welfare in Furness will be ‘compromised significantly’ after veterinary…

READERS have expressed their pleasure after a familys Christmas wish has come true after a kind-hearted landlord offered them a new home more…

Tributes have flooded in for grandad Brian Heavyside, who has died aged 62. The Barrow Island resident leaves behind his two sons Jacob and Ben. Considered a ‘local legend’ to residents for his work in the community, Mr Heavyside grew up in Walney in his younger years but lived on Barrow Island most of his life. Mail readers have come together to pay tribute to Mr Heavyside who was described as a ‘top bloke’. Suzie White said: “Very sad news. He was such a lovely man. RIP ma...