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A MUSIC venue has announced a partnership with a popular cafe.

A BARROW pub is celebrating being back in action after a much anticipated reopening.

READERS have had their say after a prospective licensee has put forward an application to sell alcohol at a former town centre bar.

"IT'S like they are trying to get the industry closed down." That was the message from a Barrow pub after five councils in England banned smoking outside pubs, cafés and restaurants. The move was met with 'frustration and anger' by Michelle Wall, of The Brewery in Cavendish Street. "In all honesty, I think it's just coming down to control now," she said. "You have literally got no control over your own life nowadays. "Whether it's down to the Government or your local councils, they are just controlling what you can and can't do." Mrs Wall, 48, said it felt like hospitality was ...

A MOUNTAIN of booze is being given away by a bar in time for Christmas. Bosses of the Odd Frog in Barrow have shut up shop until next year and are giving away beer, wine and spirits to raise money for charity. The Duke Street venue announced it would not be reopening this year to prevent putting the business at 'financial risk'. Andrew Turner, co-owner of The Odd Frog, said the venue is 'weathering the storm' until it can fully reopen. He said: "We came out of the initial lockdown at the end of summer able to keep our head above the water but once we were put in Tier 2, it killed of...