After the news Barrow has been granted ‘royal’ status, this is what you need to know about the change, and what other places have the honour.

Business remained strong through the industrial revolution, both World Wars and then the Cold War, as the Devonshire dockyard ...

ENGLAND’S “saddest town”, where the high street is bare but for barbers and vape shops, is set to be transformed by a £200million facelift. Once a bustling port town, ...

Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria is home to Britain's most important defence manufacturing site, Devonshire Dock. Business slowed ...

A LEADING figure from a local charity has warned the ‘depth’ and ‘complexity’ of problems Barrow residents come to the organisation ...

NEW facilities will open at Barrow Town Hall in May – the council has confirmed. Westmorland and Furness Council has announced the new café, banking hub, public toilets and Forum Box Office will open ...

Council documents said there were "gaps" in current bike parking provision at places including Barrow Town Hall A town is to receive £54,000 in funding to improve its cycling infrastructure.

Dr Geoff Jolliffe was officially appointed to the role last week, becoming the first person from Barrow to have the title.

Once a bustling port town, Barrow-in-Furness has fallen into the gutter after the steel industry dried up. The town has been plagued by problems, driven by the death of the UK's steel ...

A town is to receive £54,000 in funding to improve its cycling infrastructure. Members of Furness Locality Board approved sheltered parking at two areas in Barrow and for a study to allow ...