It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The new High Sheriff of Cumbria is hoping to be a 'champion of Barrow' over the next year. Dr Geoff Jolliffe was officially appointed to the ...

Geoffrey Kershaw, 90, was being given palliative care at Ostley Home in Barrow, Cumbria ... Mr Kershaw was taken to Furness General Hospital, where he required 17 staples to close the wound ...

Staff and pupils at a school in Barrow are all smiles after it was named the happiest in Cumbria ... were Queen Elizabeth Grammar of Penrith, Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale, Furness ...

Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria is home to Britain's most important ... schools and larger hospital facilities, according to the Telegraph. The Government, Westmorland and Furness Council and BAE ...

Sir Keir hailed Barrow as a “blueprint” for the way increasing defence spending can boost prosperity across the UK. In February, he said the Government will increase defence spending to 2.5% ...