The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said average regular earnings growth eased back to 4.9 in the three months to July.

BARROW AFC midfielder Elliot Newby says they can’t dwell on the disappointment of the weekend’s derby defeat. The Bluebirds suffered a 1-0 loss to Morecambe at Holker Street – a result which saw them ...

The King’s long-standing youth charity in the UK will formally operate under its new name from Tuesday. Charles set up the Prince’s Trust nearly 50 years ago when he was Prince of Wales, but it will ...

Boki the bear is taking Calpol, a medicine for children containing paracetamol as he recovers from brain surgery (Gareth Fuller/PA) Boki had been suffering from seizures and related health issues.

Kelly has also been working on a song in aid of the charity and has produced her own cover of ‘You'll Never Walk Alone’. She worked on the composition with musician John x Henry with the song now ...

Westmorland and Furness Council is hosting the drop-in at Long Marton Village Hall on Wednesday between 4pm and 5pm.  Councillors Lorna Baker and Neil McCall, who represent Eden and Lyvenet Vale, will ...

Projects funded by Tuesday’s announcement include £2.9 million for 220 homes on a vacant site in Manchester, £2.2 million to build 80 homes on a former industrial site in Eastbourne and £1.7 million ...

One of the UK's oldest newsagents has retired after a 70-year paper round. Joe Wardman, 82, has finally hung up his bicycle clips after delivering his very last paper to the White Lion pub in Mount ...

The former prime minister said the cause is close to his heart, having lost his son Ivan to a rare genetic disease 15 years ago.

The Mental Health Charity Ball took place at the Abbey House Hotel on Abbey Road on Saturday, October 12. The night was designed to raise money for Self-harm Awareness for All (SAFA) Cumbria, which is ...

THE Post Office says it will not replace a branch in Furness after it closed. The company says it has carried out a review following the closure of a branch on Barrow Island. In a letter to residents, ...

PLANS have been submitted for a two-storey temporary unit at a Barrow primary school while the existing ‘unsafe’ building is demolished ...