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Cumbria's fourth academy school gets nod

3:23pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

PLANS to host a new academy school in Furness have been agreed by council bosses.

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Furness fire investigation begins

1:34pm Thursday 18th December 2008

AN investigation is underway after a large fire in Furness this morning (Thursday).

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Memorial bench burnt

9:40am Saturday 6th December 2008

VANDALS have burnt a memorial bench near a monument in Furness.

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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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Police ask for patience during Dickensian Festival

4:04pm Wednesday 26th November 2008

Ulverston police are asking drivers to be patient this weekend as the town experiences road closures due to its Christmas Dickensian Festival and Christmas lights switch-on ceremony.

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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Dickensian festival on its way

4:13pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

THE countdown has begun for one of the most spectacular weekends in South Lakeland which captures the imagination of the public every year.

Wraysholme crossing needs barriers say locals

Farmer Stuart Wilson at Wraysholme level crossing, near Flookburgh, at tragedy scene. Photo by Mark Harrison. (D8J026MH3)

8:48am Friday 7th November 2008

A FARMER who lives close to the level crossing where a man lost his life on Monday says he believes barriers are needed at the site.

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Hospital makes NHS history with IT coup

12:24pm Wednesday 5th November 2008

FURNESS General Hospital has made NHS history by becoming the first acute hospital in England to use a state-of-the-art new patient record system.

Rail crash latest - line likely to remain closed today

5:14pm Monday 3rd November 2008

TRAIN services between Barrow and Lancaster are unlikely to return to normal until tomorrow morning (Tuesday) following a fatal accident.

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