4+ day, 38+ min ago   (457+ words) A local community are rallying together to get a 24-year-old man home after he broke his neck diving into a swimming pool in Turkey. Will Ponter, a BAE worker, is currently in intensive care after undergoing an emergency 13-hour surgery…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (143+ words) A historic lifeboat that has become a staple of The Dock Museum for more than three decades departed this week for six months. The Herbert Leigh lifeboat was the longest serving lifeboat at the Barrow RNLI station from 1951 to 1982 and…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (299+ words) A picturesque landscape has been named one of England’s top destinations for autumn colour. Arnside and Silverdale ranked fifth nationwide for the vibrant US-inspired trend of “leaf-peeping,” which involves travelling to enjoy the changing colours of autumn foliage. According to…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (533+ words) A 24-year-old man is in intensive care in Turkey after breaking his neck diving into a swimming pool on the final night of a holiday. Will Ponter, who works as an electrician at BAE in Barrow, underwent an emergency 13-hour…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (649+ words) Holidaymakers at Manchester Airport today (Tuesday, September 8) are facing disruption, with a number of flights delayed by more than 45 minutes, according to Flightradar24.com. The full list of flights delayed by more than 45 minutes is as follows: easyJet flight U22245 to Split,…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (392+ words) An elderly woman from Ulverston has been fined £170 after attending Ulverston Health Centre twice in one day. In mid-June, Marilynd Preston, 83, went to the pharmacy at 11am to drop off a repeat prescription and at 5pm attended a scheduled appointment at the…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (549+ words) Andy Burnham said Labour must stop the “politics of poison seeping into our streets” after scenes of unrest at anti-migrant protests over the weekend. Speaking to MPs and peers at a closed-doors meeting on Monday, the Prime Minister said the…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (185+ words) Former footballer Joey Barton will remain in custody until his trial next year after a bail application was refused. The 44-year-old had been due to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court last week accused of causing grievous bodily harm with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (694+ words) A National Lottery winner who has given away half of her £115 million winnings has said it is human nature to help others. Frances Connolly has set up a charitable trust to support good causes since winning the enormous EuroMillions jackpot…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (423+ words) From dramatic demonstrations in the shadow of the Town Hall to major incidents at industrial sites and the arrival of new firefighting equipment, the images capture the men, machinery and methods that helped protect the town more than a century…...