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This week I, Bald Foodie Guy, decided to raise the heat and try something new.

THE TEAM who brought Barrow Eats to the town is preparing to launch a new app - Barrow Shops. Barrow Shops hopes to provide a new way for shops in the town to advertise to the community, and offer a convenient way to complete deliveries. Scott Beckman, co-founder of Barrow Eats, the company behind Barrow Shops, said: "We are going to be launching Barrow Shops, it's Barrow Eats but for shops. "It is for all shops who don't serve hot food - so clothing shops, food shops, florists, convenience stores, pretty much anything that you can think of. "There has been a big shift in needing to...

A NEW business venture that wants to help musicians in Barrow is looking to showcase their skills this weekend with an exciting music event. Lock In, which was set up by Barrow-based DJs and musicians, wants to give back to their community by sharing their knowledge and skills within the music industry. To do this they have rented studio space Duke Street just this month, after raising money for Furness charities Mind-In-Furness and Barrow Foodbank through streamed DJ sets. Mal Lingard, one of the team that runs The Lock In, said: "It's a community interest company born from live D...

It has been a volatile time for the high street in 2020, with traders pushed to their limits in a challenging time for retail. Several businesses flourished in the face of threats to their businesses, while others were forced to bid farewell to theirs in a testing climate. The year also saw a number of new ventures open for the first time. Here are some of the new businesses that opened in Furness in 2020 and some we lost. New takeaways that have opened in Barrow include Swag in Crellin Street. OPENED: High Sherriff Julie Barton, Caroline Welch and Graham Jowett Selling burgers, w...