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The Mail in South Cumbria on MSN4d
800-home development in Barrow will not be 'silver bullet' for housing needs
AN 800-home development will not be a ‘silver bullet’ for Barrow’s housing needs, according to the council leader.
The Mail on MSN9d
Barrow to come together for VE Day anniversary next month
Organised by the town council, celebrations will be held at St James' Church on May 8 to go alongside the 80th anniversary of World War II's end.
The Sun27d
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 Westmorland Gazette12d
Cumbria: Council state devolution funding must be 'sufficient'
THE COUNCIL has stressed the importance of ‘sufficient’ funding if devolution in Cumbria is to go-ahead in order to address a ‘legacy ...