Great North Swim Postponed
A Lakes charity swim which 9,000 people were due to make this weekend has had to be postponed because of poisonous algae in Windermere.
- Parents questioned in Lakes murder probe
- Barrow AFC fan loses cancer battle (2 comments)
- Barrow care home boss cleared of harassing employee
- Silecroft man left in coma after fire rips through house
- Barrow among worst for alcohol-related problems (1 comment)
- South Lakes animal attraction is ready to soar
- £4m to update Barrow Island’s iconic tenement flats
- Barrow supermarket staff ‘shop’ drink-driver to officers
- Retired major failed to give way in fatal crash
- Delays for A590 drivers set to last for five weeks
- Police step up search for missing Ulverston man
- Body found in lake identified as missing man
M and S celebrates 100 years in Barrow
Barrow's original Marks and Spencer store
Furness Academy grades down
THE first GCSE results of Barrow’s academy are worse than the combined results of the three schools it replaced.
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Sir John Barrow Monument photographic competition
We have chosen our top ten entries to the Sir John Barrow photographic competition. View them here and vote for your favourite.
Astute enters navy service
£1.2bn submarine Astute enters service with navy
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Barrow Raiders ace: We owe it to fans
PUMPED-UP prop Andy Bracek says the Raiders owe their fans a big performance in this Sunday’s make-or-break clash with Widnes Vikings (3pm kick-off).
Rockin Robin - Barrow AFC midfielder Robin Hulbert's 2010/11 season blog
Entry 3 - Football, Dad's Army and Sex!
Dream tribute
IT is hard to believe that it is now 21 years since the death of rock ‘n’ roll legend Roy Orbison.
TWO things struck me over the Bank Holiday weekend, as I stood rattling a charity collection bucket at the checkout of a local DIY store. 
IT’S a shame the 83rd annual Oscars is still months away. Because some of the performances on display at Holker Street on Monday night during the Barrow versus Darlington game would have easily earned a nomination. 
