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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 our shop in Dalton Road is up and it will not be re-opening. “We would like to thank everyone i...

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 acting aggressively. He said he saw a spray of saliva hit his chest and added in a statement read out...