The Mail in South Cumbria

Barrow railway station reliability sees sharp decline, data shows

Falling to 1,938th on the list compiled by On Time Trains based on service punctuality and cancellation frequency, Barrow’s recent performance data showed 58% of trains were on time, while 8% were ...
The Mail in South Cumbria on MSN

This Barrow boozer boasts one of the best bogs in Britain

The Furness Railway, Abbey Road, Barrow, has won big at this year’s Loo of the Year Awards, it has been announced. Inspectors ...
Daily Mail

We live in England's saddest town: Government injection of £200million is TOO LATE and we are destined to be forgotten folk living in a hell hole

Residents fear a £200million rescue plan for 'England's saddest town' won't happen fast enough to save it from further decay and decline. Once Barrow-in-Furness was a booming centre for shipbuilding ...
The New York Times

Can the U.K.’s Military Spending Push Revive Its Small Towns, Too?

Britain is spending billions of pounds more on defense, but wants the money to go beyond nuclear submarines to improve local jobs and prosperity. Barrow-in-Furness may be the model. The BAE factory, ...