Ulverston news
Did you see robbery?
Published 8 January 2009
POLICE are still appealing for witnesses following an attempted armed robbery.
Pub calls last orders for the very last time
Published 8 January 2009
AN Ulverston pub has called last orders for the final time after it was forced to close because of soaring costs.
Grant for sports sessions
Published 8 January 2009
NEW sports sessions for children with disabilities will take place in Ulverston thanks to a lottery grant.
Police hunt fail to stop motorist
Published 8 January 2009
POLICE in Ulverston are searching for a driver who failed to stop after his vehicle hit a schoolgirl.
Girl, 13, struck by van
Published 8 January 2009
POLICE in Ulverston are searching for a driver who failed to stop after his vehicle hit a schoolgirl.
Work set to start on £500k square revamp
Published 7 January 2009
BUILDING work to transform the gateway to Ulverston town centre will start this month.
Winter wonderland
Published 7 January 2009
A HOST of wintry scenes greeted people across Barrow and South Lakeland as the country succumbed to Arctic weather conditions.
Police hunt foiled armed robbers
Published 7 January 2009
Police are appealing for information following an attempted armed robbery at a cottage on the A5087 coastal road near Aldingham, Ulverston.
Fury over Hoad vandal attack
Published 7 January 2009
VANDALS have caused fury by defacing Ulverston’s most famous landmark with a 15ft by 7ft racist slur.
Ulverston Inshore rescue scrambled out to save a Swan
Published 6 January 2009
A STRANDED swan was rescued from Ulverston Canal after it became trapped by ice.
Friends reunited after 50 years
Published 5 January 2009
A GROUP of long-lost friends has been reunited after more than 50 years apart.
Meditation classes
Published 2 January 2009
BUDDHIST meditation classes will take place each Thursday between January 8 and February 12 from 7.30pm at the World Peace Café on Cavendish Street, Ulverston.
New years dip at Canal foot, Ulverston
Published 2 January 2009
A MAN who took part in a charity event paid a big price.
Top pupils honoured at awards event
Published 31 December 2008
STUDENTS’ academic excellence and determination has been honoured at an awards evening.
Weave come a long way
Published 31 December 2008
NOT many small-town folk acts can claim to have anchored their own primetime TV show, but then The Houghton Weavers have never been your average band of balladeers.
Customers bid farewell to Ulverston Woolworths
Published 31 December 2008
A FAITHFUL customer who shopped in Ulverston’s Woolworths store every day said farewell to the shop.
Probe into pony attack
Published 31 December 2008
POLICE are investigating after two Shetland ponies had their tails and manes cut.
Santa’s helpers raise £1,459
Published 31 December 2008
KIND-hearted folk from Ulverston dug deep to support the annual Santa Street Collection in and around the town.
Gala night
Published 31 December 2008
A NEW Year Viennese Gala with the Manchester Camerata band will take place at The Coronation Hall, Ulverston, on Saturday from 7.30pm until 10pm.
St John Ambulance ‘overworked at Xmas’
Published 31 December 2008
VOLUNTEER first aiders are being overworked this Christmas and new year, an Ulverston councillor fears.
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