North West Evening Mail

Is the smoking ban killing pubs?

Generic cigarette packets BARROW tipplers will be sniffing back a tear or two following the demise of many of our beloved local pubs.

Police crackdown on Lakes poachers

0463673 I HOP from the back of a police car at an unidentified location somewhere deep in the heart of Grizedale Forest.
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Weather warning: Lakes expert slams walkers

Craig Palmer AN ex-marine commando has fired a warning to walkers who are underestimating the sub-zero temperatures on the Lake District’s fells.
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Sad to leave the wonder that once was Woolworths

0465111 OVER 80 years of retail history has come to an as Woolworths closed it's doors for the last time.
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A0261386 FURNESS and Cartmel may have been part of Cumbria for a third of a century but old habits clearly die hard.
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Rats invade as town ‘becomes rubbish tip’

0464772 CONCERNED residents say the streets of Millom have been turned into a rubbish tip as families feel the effects of absent Christmas dustbin collections.
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Traders ask council to lower parking fees

TRADERS hope their new year wish for lower parking charges will come true in a bid to entice more shoppers into Barrow.

MP backs bid to make prison 'Cumbria only'

PLANS that would see Haverigg Prison occupied exclusively by Cumbrian inmates have won the backing of Copeland MP Jamie Reed.

University claims credit for small business boost

SMALL businesses across the North West have increased sales by almost £11m and created nearly 300 new jobs, thanks to pioneering projects at the University of Cumbria.