News for Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria: Barrow, Broughton, Askam, Coniston, Dalton, Roose

Smoking is going out of fashion in Cumbria, says health chief

3:14pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

LIGHTING up in Cumbria is going out of fashion according to the county’s top public health expert.

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Cumbrian doctors get more budget powers

3:57pm Monday 8th March 2010

Family doctors are to be given more responsibility over the future shape of local NHS services in Cumbria.

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Furness kids can name new NHS home

11:40am Sunday 7th March 2010

FURNESS children are being asked to enter a competition to design a poster renaming NHS Cumbria’s home in the area.

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Health and happiness at free event

5:00pm Saturday 6th March 2010

INNER peace will be the focus of a free event which aims to help people be at one with themselves.

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Cumbria claims secondary school placing success

5:45pm Friday 5th March 2010

More than 99 per cent of parents in Cumbria have been offered a place for their children at one of their three preferred secondary schools in September this year.

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Prime Minister backs Cumbrian tourism campaign

11:50am Thursday 4th March 2010

PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has backed a campaign to bring more tourists to Cumbria.

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Cumbria house prices increase

2:12pm Monday 1st March 2010

The average home in Cumbria was worth more this January than it was in January 2009 - the first year-on-year increase since August 2008.

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Meet Dalton-in-Furness police

11:56am Wednesday 24th February 2010

DALTON-in-Furness residents are being urged to join police officers at the town hall on Monday (March 1) from 6.45pm to help shape policing in their area.

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Slow down on Cumbria's roads and save cash

12:00pm Tuesday 23rd February 2010

MOTORISTS and bikers are being urged to cut their speed as part of a new safety campaign which highlights how they can save money and help save the planet.

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High Furness Neighbourhood Forum to discuss planning for emergencies

11:11am Friday 19th February 2010

PLANNING for emergencys and what steps people need to take will be explained at the next meeting of the High Furness Neighbourhood Forum.

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Coniston residents celebrate as affordable housing scheme is saved

12:50pm Tuesday 16th February 2010

RESIDENTS in Coniston are celebrating after a project to build 11 new affordable homes in the village was saved.

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Access changes planned for Furness business park

10:06am Wednesday 3rd February 2010

A BID to change the details of an 11-year-old planning permission for a Furness business park and remove the need to build a new road looks set to be rejected by councillors.

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Cumbria County Council announces smallest tax rise in 17 years

5:00pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010

BAND D property owners in Cumbria will see their council tax bills increase by at least £21 next financial year.

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Row erupts over Ulverston coastal management plan

12:01pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010

ULVERSTON has been left out in the cold by planners who are trying to find ways of protecting the coastline in the north-west of England, according to its mayor.

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Fundraising walk for south Cumbrian charity

4:36pm Monday 1st February 2010

WOMEN who helped raise an ‘amazing’ £50,000 for a local good cause are being encouraged to lace up their walking boots again.

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