The Mayor's Gala Evening will take place later this month at the Town Hall and will feature performances from local band Voce.

The museum, which celebrates Barrow's rich shipyard history, is competing against nine other venues in south Cumbria to win the award.

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 ...