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Giant cruise liner sails into Barrow

Thu, 21 May 2009 16:44:44 GMT

A GIANT cruise liner is due to sail into Barrow tomorrow and bring hundreds of people to the town....
21/05/2009

Ulverston firm opens new £12m factory

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:17:57 GMT

AN Ulverston firm is defying the credit crunch and boosting the Furness economy by moving into a £12m factory with a production area the size of a football pitch. (NW Evening Mail, 24 April 2009)...
24/04/2009

Furness-based shipping firm beats credit crunch

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:53:58 GMT

A MAJOR Furness business is beating the credit crunch. (NW Evening Mail, 20 March 2009)...
23/03/2009

College wins excellence quality mark for engineering

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:16:57 GMT

A BARROW college has become one of the first in the country to win a prestigious award. (NW Evening Mail, 12 February 2009)...
16/02/2009

Flog it! coming to barrow

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:13:44 GMT

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15/01/2009

Dockland revamp plan moves closer

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:48:39 GMT

The redevelopment of a Cumbrian docklands has moved a step closer with news a Carlisle firm has been chosen to lead the construction programme. ...
22/10/2008

Why we love Barrow – Barrow is in the top 20 happiest places to live in the UK

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:04:32 GMT

IT may not be so grim up North after all. For university researchers have concluded what many of us already know – that Barrow is one of the happiest places to live in Britain. (NW Evening Mail, 29 August 2008) ...
08/09/2008

UK’s largest offshore wind farms to be built off Barrow-in-Furness

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:45:09 GMT

“The UK government has approved the construction of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms, near Walney Island off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria....
08/09/2008

Diploma gets uni seal of approval

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:24:23 GMT

A NEW qualification, which Furness students will be among the first in the country to take, has been given a boost from top universities. (NW Evening Mail, 26 August 2008)...
27/08/2008

Rail campaigners welcome changes

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:30:19 GMT

A TIMETABLE shake-up has been welcomed as a step in the right direction by rail campaigners. (NW Evening Mail, 18 August 2008)...
19/08/2008

The good times are not over in this area

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:59:26 GMT

STUART Klosinski, director of industrial development at Furness Enterprise (below) said: “There is no doubt that the credit crunch crisis, rising fuel and energy costs, are impacting on investors, companies and households. (NW Evening Mail, 2 June 2008)...
11/08/2008

'Demand for cabbies means our economy is booming'

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:10:44 GMT

A REGENERATION boss says demand for more Barrow cabbies shows the town is booming. (NW Evening Mail, 2 August 2008)...
05/08/2008

New factories on line

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:38:27 GMT

FOURTEEN new factories are fast taking shape on the Furness Business Park in spite of the credit crunch and a growing slump in commercial property in some towns and cities. (NW Evening Mail 28 July 2008)...
30/07/2008

BAE Systems harnesses experience and expertise for civil nuclear sector

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:32:03 GMT

BAE Systems is set to harness its experience and expertise constructing and commissioning the nuclear power plants for submarines to enhance the UK’s civil nuclear capabilities. ...
24/07/2008

MP and pressure group welcome orders

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:26:21 GMT

THE group that lobbies for Barrow shipyard has welcomed the £300m aircraft carrier order. (NW Evening Mail, 10 July 2008)...
11/07/2008

£½m grants lead to 100 new jobs

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:39:22 GMT

MORE than 100 new jobs are being created in Furness after bosses got special grants to recruit more workers....
07/07/2008

Special report sees Barrow’s future as bright

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:54:48 GMT

BARROW’S future is looking bright. (NW Evening Mail)...
30/06/2008

Rising house prices in Barrow-in-Furness

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:33:30 GMT

A host of high-tech industries mark out the Cumbrian town among regenerating urban areas. (The Times, 27 June 2008)...
27/06/2008

Do you want to be a sports coach?

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:51:22 GMT

Stuart Meredith, a Sports Hub Administrator at Furness College is looking to increase the number of sport coaches and volunteers....
25/06/2008

Project is a Barrow first

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:38:49 GMT

Parkview pupils work with a BAE Systems graduate in a bid to interest children in engineering...
23/06/2008