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Seven fire crews were called to a building in Barrow’s Duke Street yesterday. They spent two hours tackling the blaze, which had spread through the unused building. A joint investigation between the fire service and the police is due to examine how the fire started. Station manager Roger Exley said fire crews from Barrow and Walney were joined by colleagues from Ulverston and Broughton due to the blaze’s potential to spread down the street. Smoke was seen coming from the rear of t...

Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of sun room, Highfield Bank Lane, Barrow-in-Furness. Two-storey pitched roof side extension. Ground floor – extension to kitchen & TV room. First floor – extension to bathroom & bedroom, 31 Newton Road, Dalton-in-Furness. Single-storey pitched roof front extension for usage as entrance lobby, 62 South Row Barrow-in-Furness. Application for a certificate of lawfulness of proposed use or development for the installation of plant and equ...

Barrow Council gave the thumbs up on work on the librarys entrance lobby. Plans were put forward to remove a modern screen sub-dividing the main entrance lobby and for installation of fire resistant glazed screens. The proposals also involved installation of a doorway to the librarys original arched openings to reinstate the buildings entrance to its earlier form. The plans have now been given the green light by the council. Cumbria County Council is investing £1.4m to improve the Ba...

Column by Barrow and Furness MP Simon Fell:

CONFUSION over where investment money will end up in Barrow has been addressed by councillors. The High Street Heritage Action Zone fund (HSHAZ), along with the Future High Street Fund, are both still on hold during lockdown, a council boss said. Helen Houston, Barrow’s development services policy regeneration and information officer, said: “The goal is to make the high streets such as Duke Street, Ramsden Square, Abbey Road and Cornwallis Street a hive of cultural activity of events ...

BAE Systems team walking home for Christmas 23/12/2020 A team from BAE Systems beat the wintry weekend weather on Sunday morning to successfully complete a walk past six memorials around the Furness peninsula to raise money for the Walking With The Wounded charity. The group normally take part in the annual Cumbria Challenge https://www.cumbrianchallenge.org/ sponsored by BAE Systems which was cancelled this year. BAE Systems’ manager Ian Lofthouse and colleagues from the Barrow shipyard comp...

A BAE Systems manager has pledged to raise money for ex-military and their families by walking 28km with friends. The team, lead by Ian Lofthouse, who would normally take part in the annual Cumbria Challenge sponsored by BAE Systems are set to put their best foot forward this weekend. For the last years teams have taken part in the event which is normally held in May. The charity Walking With The Wounded benefit from the event which this year was cancelled. BAE Systems manager Ian Lofth...