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WE'LL FLIGHT ON
â€¢ Owner is bankrupt <br> â€¢ Two birds stolen <br> â€¢ Vandals attack site <br> â€¢ Shortage of visitors

HE KEN DO IT!
AT 85-years-old, Ken Honeyman is preparing to take part in his first ever Keswick to Barrow walk.

NICE WEATHER FOR DUCKS
SUNBATHERS were out in force as Furness slipped into summer mode.

£5m plan to connect town's energy plants
MORE electricity will be pumped into the National Grid if plans for a £5m link-up between two Barrow energy plants get the green light.

House fire deaths more than double in 12 months
DEATHS from accidental house fires in Cumbria have more than doubled in the past year.

Vows to make a difference
MOTHERS' UNION: 140 enthusiastic members from all corners of Carlisle Diocese Mothers' Union gathered at the Swanwick Conference Centre to attend the Triannual Conference, on April 23-25.

New bus could get people to town centre
BUSES could come to Barrow's main shopping street for the first time in a bid to revive town centre trade.

Tories set to put Jack forward as chief
TORY Jack Richardson looks set to become Barrow Borough Council leader next week.

Meetings to focus on post office closures
PUBLIC meetings about plans to shut post offices are set to be held over the next week.

Plans unveiled for new £24m college building
THIS is the new sixth form college building being planned for Barrow.

Lord Woolf visited yard during BAE ethics probe
A TOP legal figure visited Barrow's shipyard during an independent probe.

PRECIOUS MOMENTS
EVERY proud mother dreams of watching her child grow up, but Stephanie O'Hara may never get the chance.