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The academy - HAVE YOUR SAY
The prospect of an academy opening in Barrow has had Evening Mail readers sending in their comments by the hundreds.
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Drugs survey – legalise and crack down on dealers
DRUGS should be legalised to crack down on dealers. That is just one of the suggestions to come from the Evening Mail’s online drug survey.
Where should Barrow's gazebo go?
TOWN Hall chiefs are launching an appeal to find a new home for the Dalton Road gazebo.
Should Britain's got talent face the music?
MILLIONS of viewers were shocked to see Scottish singer Susan Boyle lose out to dance act Diversity in the final of Britain’s Got Talent.
Susan has struggled to cope with her meteoric rise to fame and news reports claim she was admitted to London’s Priory Clinic shortly after the final.
• Who is to blame for Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle ending up needing treatment?
Look at what The Secret Millionaire missed
We want you to show programme makers at Channel Four what they missed.
Should the Hunting Act of 2005 be repealed?
THE image may be one of a cuddly Basil Brush but not many issues polarise the nation as much as the ban on fox hunting.
Tesco go-ahead to open in Woolworths store
A SUPERMARKET giant is coming to Ulverston.
Parents' fury at Barrow nursery closure
PARENTS says they feel “betrayed and deceived” that their children’s nursery is set to close in just four months.
Millom needs a new superstore - MP's view
COPELAND MP Jamie Reed is backing plans for a supermarket on the site of Millom Palladium.
Millom nuclear power station - MP's view
MILLOM’S MP is backing plans for a nuclear power station near the town.
Are we losing our religion?
AS a lad the Catholic church provided a backdrop, and a rhythm to life.
Barrow MP Hutton apologises for terror suspect blunder
Defence Secretary John Hutton today apologised after admitting that, contrary to previous Government assurances, two suspected terrorists captured by UK forces in Iraq were subsequently transferred by the US to Afghanistan.
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DARWINISM v CREATIONISM - you decide
IT is testament to the ongoing impact of Charles Darwin’s work that the debate over how to tackle alternative versions of the origin of the world is still waging on, some 150 years after he published The Origin Of Species.
‘What happened in Carlisle won’t happen here’
THE bosses of Barrow’s proposed academy believe they have found the inspirational leader they need for the new school.
Passengers face huge rise in bus fares
BUS fares will shoot up by an inflation-busting 6.5 per cent from Sunday 1st February.
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Council has £2.1m shortfall
A RAFT of drastic measures to address a mammoth hole in council finances have been unveiled in South Lakeland.
District council officials announced the predicted shortfall in the 2009/10 budget has risen from £1.8m to £2.1m.
Barrow call centre staff angry as bosses renege on pay deal
CALL centre workers in Barrow say they are angry after an expected upgrading pay rise was cancelled.
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• Is the smoking ban killing pubs?
BARROW tipplers will be sniffing back a tear or two following the demise of many of our beloved local pubs.
Ulverston traders: We don’t fear Tesco
AN Ulverston greengrocer has hit back at suggestions Tesco could drive him out of business, by saying: “Bring it on”.
• Do you want Tesco to come to Ulverston?
• Do you want Tesco to come to Dalton Road?
• Do you support Booths' plan for Grange?
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