Once a bustling port town, Barrow-in-Furness has fallen into the gutter after the steel industry dried up. The town has been plagued by problems, driven by the death of the UK's steel ...

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Like many towns across the north of England, Barrow-in-Furness has been hit hard by the decline of traditional British industry. The town, which once thrived thanks to its production of iron and ...

INITIAL plans for new 20mph speed limits in Barrow have taken a step forward after previous proposals were halted following a lack of support.

Forepoint has created the branding for a movement to transform Cumbria town Barrow-in-Furness. The Preston agency has come up with the name, strategic idea, place-making narrative and identity. Barrow ...

The Mail will be publishing a special collection of heartfelt Mother’s Day messages from schoolchildren across south Cumbria.

Westmorland and Furness Council said ... Hawcoat, Newbarns, Ormsgill, Roosecote and Walney North, would not move forward. In the rejected Barrow areas, the council said it would "shift focus ...

Barrow-in-Furness is a “blueprint” for how increasing defence spending can boost prosperity across the UK, the Prime Minister has said ahead of a visit to the town at the heart of Britain’s ...