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A HOST of tribute bands are coming to Barrow - most for the first time.

Hart had to come off the canvas in the seventh round and barely made it back to his corner. In the eighth, he seemed refreshed, and by the ninth, Root was

A COUNCIL has issued a response after a Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed the cost of holding a special Barrow Market event.

Footage of a dad removing a reluctant koala from harms way on the roadside has gone viral - and earned him huge respect from his daughter watching on. In the clip, which has so far been viewed over 13million times on TikTok, Queensland dad and earthmoving company owner Eddy Wright picks up the koala with welding gloves, from a road near Meringandan. The koala desperately tries to claw and bite its rescuer but Mr Wright persists and even has a brief stare-off with the animal, before flashing a ...

A BILLBOARD advertising the 2021 Super Soapbox Challenge outside Craven Park has caused a stir amongst The Mail’s readers. Despite the billboard causing uproar due to a ‘censored’ sign over a 2019 participant’s underwear, one reader believes it is still entirely appropriate. They said: “Barrow snowflakes at it again – the guy is in fancy dress from the opening scene of Breaking Bad where Walter White is in his undies. I’m sure no one took offence to it on the actual day.” ...

A controversial billboard advertising this year’s Super Soapbox Challenge has been accused of dragging Barrow back to the gutter. Th advertisement outside Barrow Raiders’ Craven Park features a 2019 participant taking part in the challenge, running in a shirt and underwear with a ‘censored’ sign covering his pants. Paid for by Barrow’s Business Improvement District (BID), the billboard sparked anger from the Barrow Business Concerned Rate (BBCR) group, which said it was not prom...