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Furness Fest launch party takes place

4:02pm Thursday 3rd July 2008

A FREE gig to launch an exciting new festival in Furness takes place tonight.

Furness first for enterprise

8:53am Friday 27th June 2008

FURNESS has been named the most enterprising area in the North West after winning the regional round of Enterprising Britain 2008.

Tenants will be hit by benefit changes

9:07am Wednesday 25th June 2008

ULVERSTON residents are losing out because of changes to how housing benefit is paid, reports Daniel Orr.

Roadworks in Ulverston could disrupt

9:16pm Monday 23rd June 2008

MOTORISTS could face delays when part of the A590 is closed next month.

Glimmer of hope over A590 bypass signs

ABOVE: Sam Clee, who runs Hat Trick Café, with the remains of the stolen signs on the A590 bypass. (D8E069MH1)

2:59pm Thursday 19th June 2008

BUSINESS owners who claim they are losing customers following the opening of the A590 bypass have been given a glimmer of hope that special signs may be put up to direct visitors their way.

Fun-filled festival returns this weekend

12:49pm Thursday 12th June 2008

ALL the fun of the fair is back in a Furness town this weekend when a much-loved festival makes its annual return.

Drink-drivers facing summer clampdown

9:36am Wednesday 11th June 2008

THE temptation to drink and drive is all the more heightened in summer, according to police who have launched a major offensive against driving under the influence.

Britain needs multi-million Furness project

3:25pm Monday 2nd June 2008

BRITAIN and Furness needs the £500 million Gateway gas storage project and a new gas compressor facility at Rampside, near Barrow.

Thieves target vehicle batteries

4:30pm Friday 30th May 2008

POLICE in Barrow are appealing for information after up to 60 vehicle batteries were stolen from locations, including commercial premises, across the Furness area.

Grants on offer for Furness groups

3:45pm Thursday 29th May 2008

AN ENVIRONMENTAL group is inviting Furness to take advantage of a new grant-giving scheme.


UK Entertainment News

BBC journalist Charles Wheeler dies

BBC correspondent Sir Charles Wheeler has died aged 85

Updated 11:32pm Friday 4th July 2008

Sir Charles Wheeler, one of the BBC's longest-serving and most popular foreign correspondents, has died, the corporation announced. He was 85.


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