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Historian's new book reveals how Barrow grew from villages to industry

A local historian who has spent more than 40 years researching the Furness area has released a new book exploring the rich ...
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, ...
The Mail in South Cumbria on MSN

Nine areas of Barrow among England's most deprived neighbourhoods

The data, released by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, revealed that the most deprived Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), an area of around 650 households used for statistical ...