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Check your coins - Royal Mint mistakenly create King Charles £1 coins worth £600
People have been urged to check their change after a "botched" £1 coin turned out to be worth 600 times its face value. 62-year-old Diane Bath, who runs The Post Office in Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, took delivery of coins stamped with King
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144 previous convictions and county lines gangs - court stories you may have missed
THESE are the best court stories you may have missed in this week's The Mail online and in print. Barrow woman threatened unlawful violence towards female - sentence Barrow man ordered to pay compensation to
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Barrow death notices and funeral announcements from The Mail
The Mail has published 11 death notices this week. Every week, The Mail publishes death notices and funeral announcements from the families of loved ones who have passed away. As well as appearing in print, our death notice pages will remain
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Two women left with facial injuries after assault involving 'a number of people'
TWO women sustained facial injuries following an assault in Cavendish Street, Barrow, in the early hours of the morning. The incident happened at around 2.50am on Sunday, September 15 and involved a number of people, according to the police.
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Teenager left with bruises after assault in front of Furness Academy
A TEENAGER was left with bruises after an assault in front of a school. The attack happened in front of Furness Academy on Park Drive, Barrow, at 7am on August 28. The police are seeking information about the man involved in the assault.
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Owners celebrate as Coffee D'Ash opens in Portland Walk retail unit
TV star and author Holly Matthews attended the opening of Coffee D'Ash in Barrow. The coffee business, run by Ashley Holroyd and his wife Sarah, was previously in a van but this weekend it opened in a retail unit on Portland Walk. The couple
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Six photos show off Cumbria's strongest element - water
Check out these stunning pictures taken by our talented Camera Club. For this week's theme, we asked members to contribute photographs that focused on water - and we had an amazing response! This could be a picture of the stormy sea, a serene
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Mole digs up coin over 100 years old on Cumbria farm
A mole has dug up a coin that is over 100 years old on a Cumbrian farm. The King George V coin was found on one of several piles of dirt dug up by the small mammal on a farmer's field near Sedbergh. Chris Bownass, 54, who lives not far from
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Officers on patrol after reports of anti-social behaviour in town centre
BARROW Police were out on patrol in the town centre after reports of anti-social behaviour. The police were in Barrow on a 'high visibility foot patrol' on Saturday morning. A spokesperson said this was to 're-assure and engage with the public
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Rent in Westmorland and Furness rises 7% in past year to £720 a month
Rent in Westmorland and Furness rose 7% in the past year, new figures show. It comes as campaign group Generation Rent said protections must be put in place to prevent rent costs rising above inflation and wage growth. Provisional figures from
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Workers spotted repairing damaged section of 'historic' channel walkway
WORKERS have been spotted at the damaged section of the 'historic' Walney channel walkway. Pictures taken by resident Alan Williamson on Thursday, September 19, show three workers and an excavator at the damaged section of the walkway. Last
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Rare birds of prey spotted at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
WILDLIFE volunteers have spotted rare birds of prey breeding in Cumbria for what is believed to be the first time. The hobby, a small, elegant falcon, is a frequent summer visitor to the south and east of England and South Wales but less common
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Bluebirds go top with 2-0 victory over Newport County
BARROW fired themselves to the top of League Two with a dominant 2-0 victory against Newport County. Elliot Newby’s first goal for the club and Theo Vassell’s second in as many league games saw the Bluebirds maintain their unbeaten start to the
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Folklore storyteller Bard of Cumberland's new Haiku book reaches top spot on Amazon
A filmmaker and writer who tells the weird and wonderful tales of Cumbrian folklore has just released a new book of Haiku poems. Stephen G Rae, 54, also known as the Bard of Cumberland, is originally from Scotland. His family farmed on the
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See three Furness properties for sale for less than £100,000
Take a peek at three properties in Furness that have been recently added to the market for less than £100,000. All three of these homes are advertised for sale on Rightmove and joined the site on Friday September 20. This two-bedroom property
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Supporters rally to raise money for horse sanctuary
A fundraiser has been set up to help raise money for a horse sanctuary in Cumbria. The Friesian Experience near Cartmel is owned and run by the Alexander sisters who care for several animals and offer the chance for people to get up close to the
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Multiple acres of land in ‘perfect’ South Cumbria location are for sale
Several acres of land on the edge of Ulverston have recently joined the market. Two plots of land in the village of Aldingham are going to be sold at auction. This ‘rare’ opportunity offers the ‘perfect’ location, with coastal views and would
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Axe-wielding drunk hotel guest told police: 'I will take your head off'
A DRUNK hotel guest brandished an axe after opening his room door to a police officer whom he had told moments earlier: “I will take your head off.” Police were called to the Glen Rothay Hotel at Rydal, near Ambleside, at around midday on August
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Cumbria Police paying tens of thousands a year to informers
POLICE in Cumbria are spending tens of thousands of pounds a year to pay informers for information, it can be revealed. Cumbria Constabulary has spent more than £300,000 in paying covert human intelligence sources since 2018, according to figures
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Plans to convert office space into flats in Barrow approved
PLANS to convert office space into flats in Barrow town centre have been given the green light. Westmorland and Furness Council has determined prior approval is not necessary to convert office space on Dalton Road into two self-contained flats.
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Plans to convert Barrow restaurant into bar given the go-ahead
PLANS to convert a takeaway restaurant into a bar in Barrow have been given the go-ahead. Westmorland and Furness Council has approved a planning application from John Rigg to transform the ground floor of 52 Cavendish Street from a restaurant
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New business moving into former PC World store
A COSMETICS business based in Barrow is moving into the former PC World store. Clomaná Beauty, known for its signature item the Marshmallow Sponge, will move its warehouse into one bigger area that Carpet World also once called home. The business
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Plans to turn four bed house in Barrow into a HMO approved
PLANS to convert a four-bedroom house in Barrow into a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) have been given the go-ahead. Westmorland and Furness Council has approved plans from Tapres Ltd to convert a detached property on Carlisle Street into a seven-bedroom
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Anniversary celebrations in Barrow help national group reach £60,000 target
A club in Barrow has used its 80th anniversary celebrations to support a nationwide charity campaign. Between September 9 and 16, the Barrow Bridge Club joined the English Bridge Union (EBU) in raising money for Cancer Research UK. The society
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Here is how you can learn more about Cumbria’s local nature recovery strategy
HERE is how you can learn more about Cumbria’s local nature recovery (LNRS) strategy. The Cumbria LNRS team will host a series of Zoom webinars aimed at various audiences. LNRS are ground-breaking new mechanisms to plan for nature recovery
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Councillors refuse developers bid to lower number of affordable homes on site
COUNCILLORS have turned down proposals for a second time to lower the number of ‘affordable homes’ a developer is required to build at a site in Dalton. Members of Barrow in Furness local area planning committee for Westmorland and Furness Council
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'A great loss' - Chemist to close down after it is deemed 'unviable' to remain open
A CHEMIST is set to close due to it 'no longer being viable' to remain open. Cohens Chemist, on Middlefield in Ormsgill, Barrow, is closing its doors for the last time on November 15. In a letter sent to Westmorland and Furness councillor Beverly