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Landlord fined £15,000 over unsafe unlicensed HMO in Barrow town centre ift.tt/N27TgF0
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M6 slip road to close for five nights as drivers face overnight diversion ift.tt/41mdoyu
M6 slip road to close for five nights as drivers face overnight diversion

M6 slip road to close for five nights as drivers face overnight diversion

Drivers using the M6 in Cumbria are being warned of overnight disruption as a motorway slip road closes for five consecutive nights.

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Out-of-work benefit claimants rise again in latest labour market briefing ift.tt/pBzuM9c
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Barrow Raiders targeted in another break-in as police investigate ift.tt/HTMJAxm
Barrow Raiders targeted in another break-in as police investigate

Barrow Raiders targeted in another break-in as police investigate

Barrow Raiders targeted in another Craven Park break-in on November 1. Cumbria Police are investigating, with no arrests made after the latest raid.

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Major sale launched as Kendal jeweller to close after 37 years ift.tt/0krXaMp
Major sale launched as Kendal jeweller to close after 37 years

Major sale launched as Kendal jeweller to close after 37 years

Kendal Goldsmiths will close after 37 years as owner Andrew Dawson retires, with a 50 closing-down sale on diamond and gemstone jewellery from November 7.

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Barrow will be 'reindustrialised and transformed', Chancellor vows ift.tt/67v8mBh
Barrow will be 'reindustrialised and transformed', Chancellor vows

Barrow will be 'reindustrialised and transformed', Chancellor vows

Barrow has been singled out by the Chancellor as one of a handful of places set to be "reindustrialised and transformed" as the Government ramps up defence investment.

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Lake District planners urged to rethink proposals for future of pop-up campsites ift.tt/o8RBEKA
Lake District planners urged to rethink proposals for future of pop-up campsites

Lake District planners urged to rethink proposals for future of pop-up campsites

Lake District farmers oppose LDNPA Article 4 plans to end temporary campsite rights, warning of lost tourism income after Cumbria pop-ups generated £1.6m.

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Cumbria Premium Bonds winner scoops £100,000 in November draw ift.tt/sRTHi8o
Cumbria Premium Bonds winner scoops £100,000 in November draw

Cumbria Premium Bonds winner scoops £100,000 in November draw

A Cumbria Premium Bonds holder has won £100,000.

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Ulverston craft group fills 100 Christmas shoeboxes for children overseas ift.tt/x6iyWzu
Ulverston craft group fills 100 Christmas shoeboxes for children overseas

Ulverston craft group fills 100 Christmas shoeboxes for children overseas

A new craft group in Ulverston has helped fill 100 shoeboxes of Christmas gifts for children overseas.

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Barrow festival of remembrance to raise funds for Poppy Appeal and RBL welfare fund ift.tt/V7cy163
Barrow festival of remembrance to raise funds for Poppy Appeal and RBL welfare fund

Barrow festival of remembrance to raise funds for Poppy Appeal and RBL welfare fund

A festival of remembrance will take place at Craven Park Stadium to honour Remembrance Day.

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Man in his 20s arrested after pensioner dies in fatal crash ift.tt/Dj53Kls
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Former Brewers Fayre site under offer less than two months since closing ift.tt/NLaI3xq
Former Brewers Fayre site under offer less than two months since closing

Former Brewers Fayre site under offer less than two months since closing

The former Brewers Fayre pub in Barrow, closed by Whitbread on September 7, is under offer after being listed for £450,000, raising hopes of a revival.

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Cumbria postcode among four North West Postcode Lottery winners ift.tt/SX3GABR
Cumbria postcode among four North West Postcode Lottery winners

Cumbria postcode among four North West Postcode Lottery winners

A Cumbria postcode has landed a £1,000 Postcode Lottery prize.

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How to win a Lake District home, Land Rover, speedboat and £100,000 - for just 15p ift.tt/4N9smOA
How to win a Lake District home, Land Rover, speedboat and £100,000 - for just 15p

How to win a Lake District home, Land Rover, speedboat and £100,000 - for just 15p

A Lake District home, luxury car and speedboat are among the prizes being offered in a competition worth a reported £2 million.

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Northern artists' ceramics and paintings go on display at Windermere resort ift.tt/S74fhGb
Northern artists' ceramics and paintings go on display at Windermere resort

Northern artists' ceramics and paintings go on display at Windermere resort

An art exhibition celebrating the work of two Northern artists has opened in Cumbria.

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Fell runner paints all 214 Lake District Wainwright summits on canvas ift.tt/1hbyYug
Fell runner paints all 214 Lake District Wainwright summits on canvas

Fell runner paints all 214 Lake District Wainwright summits on canvas

A fell runner is painting her way across the Lake District, capturing each summit on canvas.

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Why the UK government must act to protect trusted local journalism ift.tt/QJbqaWr
Why the UK government must act to protect trusted local journalism

Why the UK government must act to protect trusted local journalism

Journalism Matters highlights Andy Burnham’s call to protect independent and local news, fair digital markets, and journalism’s role in democracy.

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Andy Burnham - 'Journalism is a vital part of our national infrastructure' ift.tt/oQFZrdl
Andy Burnham - 'Journalism is a vital part of our national infrastructure'

Andy Burnham - 'Journalism is a vital part of our national infrastructure'

Prime Minister Andy Burnham explains that with greater local power must come local accountability. And that is why local journalism matters.

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Andy Burnham hails local news as 'critical' as PM backs Journalism Matters campaign ift.tt/QSi2eyK
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Centrepoint resident welcomes minister to mark new changes to Housing Benefit ift.tt/CFtROi2
Centrepoint resident welcomes minister to mark new changes to Housing Benefit

Centrepoint resident welcomes minister to mark new changes to Housing Benefit

Centrepoint welcomed the new changes by hosting a visit from Department for Work and Pensions Minister Stephen Timms MP

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