A PHYSIOTHERAPIST has her passport at the ready as she is soon to head off to Hungary to support some of Great Britain’s youngest sporting stars. In April, Gabby McGraw will go out to the World Championships at Székesfehérvár in Hungary with reigning
A CHARITY says a decline in usage was the reason behind the closure of The Bradbury Centre in Millom. The centre, in St George’s Road, provides services to elderly people in the area, but is due to close its doors at the end of the month. A
A WOMAN has been banned for two years after being found guilty of getting behind the wheel while unfit to drive through drugs. Alison Chesterman, 53, denied driving a Ford KA on Station Road, Millom, on August 19 2018, whilst unfit to drive but
Cumbria County Council’s Windermere Ferry will be taken out of the water next month for its five-yearly refit and full inspection. The Mallard, a vessel that can carry 15 cars and more than 100 passengers across England’s longest lake between Bowness
A woman has been jailed for stealing £213 worth of clothing. Amy Lee Colette Spelman, 27, of no fixed abode has been sentenced to 8 weeks in prison at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court, She pleaded guilty to trying steal a mixture of clothing
A WOMAN has appeared in court after swapping price tags to get clothes cheaper and for stealing nearly £200 worth of items - including a bra and thong set – from a Barrow town centre store. Thirty-six-year-old Amanda Kearns admitted to stealing
FIONA Lander can turn her hand to playing a host of musical instruments. Piano, whistles, clarinet, recorder, saxophones and percussion are all in her repertoire. Fiona is half of the Landermason duo with guitarist and ukulele player, Paul Mason
Scottish music legend Midge Ure returns to the UK theatre circuit with a special concert experience – and will hit Barrow in May. Midge will tour his Songs, Questions and Answers around the country and it will represent a return to a format he tried
If you’re in the market for a large modern family home with gardens, a sense of space and views of the countryside, this extended detached property could end your house-hunting. Baldwin Croft offers accommodation flowing from a large central hall
CAMPAIGNERS striving to save a derelict lido have received another boost after being chosen to host a national conference. The group Save Grange Lido has been chosen to host the 2019 National Lido Conference in September bringing together everyone
A NINE-year-old boy who charmed officials into offering him a gardening work experience day has had “the best of his life”. Lincoln Johnson, from Ormsgill, wrote an application to Continental Landscape, the company who manages Barrow Park, three
AREAS blighted by Japanese knotweed are being mapped by a new interactive map to provides a heatmap of infestations across the UK. The online map lists the thousands of infestations of the notorious invasive weed that plagues gardens and land up
Rigs used to extract gas from under the Irish Sea will be decommissioned. Spirit Energy has submitted multi-million-pound plans for the unmanned installations in Morecambe Bay, which have been in operation for more than 30 years. The project
Forget jihadi brides demanding our sympathy and a safe return to the country they so treacherously abandoned; forget MPs breaking away from their parties to form new groups. The really big news this week is that there is an existential threat to one
Look around your office or workplace and it’s likely that one in four of you have been affected by conditions such as anxiety, depression and stress in the last year. The national ‘This is Me’ campaign – which aims to break the culture of silence
PAUL Crarey wants his Barrow Raiders players to use last weekend’s heavy defeat as a motivator to rediscover their winning habit when Dewsbury Rams come to town this Sunday. The 56-0 loss away to the newly-promoted City Knights came as a shock to
THE hunt is on for a wanted man after a woman was assaulted inside a caravan. Residents have been warned to remain “vigilant” after a woman in her 40’s, was assaulted by a man on Friday February 1 inside a caravan at Black Beck Caravan Park in Bouth
FOUR Barrow community groups have been given a share of £30,000. Cumbria Housing Partners Fund has granted a total of £28,265 to support the ongoing work at Women’s Community Matters, Drop Zone Youth Projects, Marvellous Holiday Club and Love Barrow
WELL, the trip to York didn’t go as planned. The trip home was a quiet one. York came out firing, got a lot of early momentum and never looked back. They were more enthusiastic than us with things like line speed, support play and kick chase
A TEENAGER was forced to spend the night in a Barrow nightclub after she was accidentally locked in the building. The 16-year-old girl, who The Mail has chosen not to name, had been at a sixth form social event on Monday evening when the incident
AS south Cumbrian temperatures hit a high of 10 degrees, almost 500 parkrunners felt a glimpse of Spring as they ran the weekly 5km course. Barrow parkrun saw 179 eager runners come out in the rare sunshine, with 16 first timers among the participants
THERE was a job for everyone as more than 200 pupils at a Furness School put on a traditional stage show with a modern twist. The Mail, on February 10 in 1995, noted: "Pupils at Yarlside School, Barrow, had audiences rolling in the aisles when they
TWO people suffered from smoke inhalation after a fire in a kitchen. Shortly after 5pm yesterday (Feb 19), fire crews from Barrow and Ulverston attended a building fire on Ramsey Park, Barrow. On arrival crews found a fire in the kitchen of
A BARROW teenager has been ordered to pay more than £500 in compensation after stealing alcohol from a cricket club. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted to stealing £20 worth of alcohol from the bar area of Vickerstown
An overflowing bin which people claim has not been emptied for several months is causing serious issues. The bin on Channelside Walk in Barrow is overflowing with rubbish and animal waste and has been branded “beyond a joke” by Roose resident Joyce
THE heartbroken family of a 13-year-old girl who died in a crash have paid tribute to her life. Ingrid Messenger lost her life in a three-vehicle collision outside The Crown Inn, Broadfield Common, near Ivegill, on Monday. "Ingrid was a beautiful
A FLOOD warning and several alerts remain in place for Cumbria today. The Environment Agency is closely monitoring the situation with staff checking defences and closing flood gates. The warning - the second highest level of alert - covers the
Tickets are available to help the Women in Nuclear Cumbria group celebrate its first birthday. The first birthday bash will take place on International Women’s Day, Friday, March 8, and will gather businesses and individuals from across Cumbria
THE director of public health in Cumbria said protecting children from Adverse Childhood Experiences will have untold benefits in later life. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), stressful or traumatic events which can happen in childhood and
NEW figures show that thousands of people in the South Lakes are now enrolled in a workplace pension. Westmorland and Lonsdale’s Conservative parliamentary candidate, councillor James Airey, has welcomed the latest figures showing that, due to changes
THERE’S never been more ways to access the news. But newspapers - accountable, properly researched journalism, paid for by the cover price and the adverts opposite the story - are under immense pressure. Last week the Cairncross Review into
IT seems to be a common idea that the 1960s were a golden age, bought to an end by joining the EU. Let’s look at a few facts. First, in 1960 we joined the European Free Trade Association, so if we leave the EU with no deal we are going back to
GEORGIA Stanway has retained her place in the England squad for the 2019 SheBelieves Cup in the USA later this month. The 23-player squad will meet up in London this weekend before heading across the Atlantic for the tournament, which gets under
ROSS Cooksey is hoping to kickstart his career after joining the same stable as fellow Barrow boxers Liam Conroy and Mike McGoldrick. The featherweight, who has six wins from six since turning professional just under two years ago, only had two
SOUTH Lakes Ladies were celebrating back-to-back victories for the first time this season as they overcame bottom side Preston 6-0. The visitors were led by player of the match Kerry Thorne and moved up to ninth in the North Women’s League Division
A 25-point haul from Matthew Moore helped Barrow Thorns clinch a 102-79 win away to bottom side Cheshire Wire in National Basketball League Division Four North. The visitors led 29-20 at the end of the first quarter and had pushed that out to 51
A RENOWNED hotel has launched its new cafe and gift shop following a major renovation to rebrand its look. Valley View Dalton, formerly known as Clarence House County Hotel, has redesigned its entire cafe area and shopping section in a bid to update
A NEW car, a dream holiday or a new fitted kitchen could be closer than you think as a new lottery is launched by Bay Hospitals Charity, the official charity of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. Each week, players have
A 7-0 whitewash of Roose Cons means British Legion A need just one point to clinch the Barrow Friday League darts title for the third year running. Keith Moscrop led the way for Legion A with three tons in his game, backed up by Alan Fraser (136
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PEOPLE young and old gathered in Barrow Park to support a mental health charity in the area. Caring volunteers dribbled a football around a three kilometre course through the park. The 3km Kick event was organised by Dan Webber as part of the
Do you remember when? What was in the South Cumbrian news 10, 25 & 50 years ago 10 YEARS AGO The North Western Society of Magicians was to hold its annual stage magic competition at Barrow's Lisdoonie Hotel, on Abbey Road. A mews property
