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High speed railway talk set for engineers group

First train into St Pancreas.

3:48pm Thursday 8th January 2009

Rob Holden the Chief Executive Of London & Continental Railways ( LCR ) will restart the Barrow & District Association Of Engineers ( BDAE ) season of lectures will speak on the construction of the first in the new generation of Britain’s railways for over a century.

Scrap metal stolen in Barrow

5:07pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

POLICE are appealing for information after £1500 of scrap metal was stolen from an out building on Rakemoore Lane between January 4 and 6.

Barrow RNLI to recieve new lifeboat

RNLI crew at Barrow, photograph by John Falvey

10:17am Tuesday 2nd December 2008

LIFEBOAT teams in Barrow are set to receive a state-of-the-art, £2.6 million vessel later this month.

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Local MP John Hutton wins website award

Jennifer Hewitt, chair of BCS young professionals group presenting award to John Hutton MP and Edward O’Keeffe Managing Director of Furness Internet.

3:01pm Friday 21st November 2008

John Hutton MP for Barrow and Furness has won the Design Category in the British Computer Society (BCS) 2008 MP Website Awards.

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Christmas shoppers will flock to Barrow

4:20pm Thursday 13th November 2008

BARROW is the ideal place for Christmas shoppers to visit, with the added bonus of street entertainment and free parking every Sunday in December.

Barrow's Waterfront takes vital step forward

Barrow's Waterfront takes vital step forward

2:33pm Thursday 13th November 2008

A ‘VITAL step’ is set to be taken towards completion of a major new development in Barrow.

Hairy Bikers set for Christmas lights

Hairy Bikers set for Christmas lights

2:20pm Thursday 13th November 2008

AN INSTANTLY recognisable duo will officially mark the beginning of the festive season in Furness as they ride into Barrow next week.

Litterbugs in Furness beware!

3:27pm Thursday 30th October 2008

LITTERBUGS will be named and shamed on a website as part of a crackdown on so-called ‘enviro-crime.’

New road for Waterfront project

11:29am Wednesday 29th October 2008

MACHINES are poised to start work on a new access road for the Waterfront Business Park currently under construction in Barrow.

Furness set for Royal visitor

10:43am Thursday 16th October 2008

BUCKINGHAM Palace has confirmed that a member of the royal family will return to Furness on Tuesday.

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