Held on Friday 4th April at Abbey House Hotel & Gardens, the awards included a special surprise award for the Hairy Bikers' Dave Myers.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Barrow Borough Council, featuring a variety of proposals including ...

Bob Pointing, a retired regeneration manager who owns Abbey Vale Lodge by Furness Abbey, says Barrow-in-Furness, whose early development was directly linked to the Furness Railway, is letting one of ...

There are few finer places to slow down the pace of life than here. As I sat sipping tea in the sunshine on our room’s balcony in the September warmth, perfectly manicured gardens stretched out ...

Sir Keir Starmer will lay the keel for the next generation of Britain’s nuclear deterrent submarines when he visits the Cumbrian town on Thursday. Barrow-in-Furness is a “blueprint” for how ...

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 ...

The Port of Barrow is to be granted royal status over its "unique and critical contribution" to national security, the government has announced. The title of the Royal Port of Barrow will be ...

Police and firefighters remain on a Stoke-on-Trent estate tonight after a massive fire. Priory Road, Greasley Road and Birchfield Road, in Abbey Hulton, remain cordoned off tonight. It follows a ...

Property guru Sarah Beeny faces having to knock down a substantial extension on her £3 million rural estate after being told it was constructed without the necessary permissions. Her lavish ...

Located in the heart of Cambridgeshire, Ramsey Abbey House — a Grade 1 listed building with a rich history including once being owned by Sir Richard Cromwell — is being sold by an Irish ...