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The Mail in South Cumbria on MSN11h
Furness Building Society: Helping our heartland for 160 years
The town’s naval shipbuilding industry has safeguarded the UK for generations. Against this backdrop, Furness Building ...
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New book uncovers the history and transformation of Barrow
A new book is coming out this month presenting a detailed account of the history and transformation of Barrow through the ages. Written by Gill Jepson, 'Barrow-in-Furness & District: A Potted ...
The Sun28d
England’s ‘saddest town’ where everything’s shut except for barbers & vape shops is being transformed in £200m revamp
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 ...
The National Interest1mon
The Royal Navy’s HMS Dreadnought Begins to Take Shape
The keel for the latest HMS Dreadnought was laid down during a ceremony at the Devonshire Dock Hall at BAE Systems’ state-of-the-art submarine construction and assembly facility in Barrow-in ...
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Nuclear submarine port to be granted royal title
In a letter to then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak he emphasised the town's history and the pivotal ... Labour MP for Barrow and Furness, Michelle Scrogham, told BBC Radio Cumbria she "couldn't ...