The Entertainer, which sells toys, puzzles and board games, has hung closing down sale posters in the window of its Barrow-in-Furness shop, which is set to shut for good on May 3. The closure of ...

Michelle Scrogham, Labour's MP for Barrow and Furness, said, “We have always been a community which supports one another, and which will always oppose racism and discrimination of any kind.

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The Post Office has revealed plans to hand over its remaining directly-owned branches to franchisees by the autumn. It confirmed that it is offloading 108 crown branches, which are currently ...

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The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and also dog poo. The fashion for ESAs, Emotional Support Animals which began, of course, in America, is causing all sorts of problems in British ...

Northern Ireland boss Tanya Oxtoby believes the return of record goalscorer Rachel Furness will add "enthusiasm and belief" to her young squad. Newcastle United midfielder Furness is a late ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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 ...