Accident at Swarthmoor
A YOUNG woman has suffered serious injuries following an accident on the A590. (3 comments)
Health service under pressure as ice grips county
ICY conditions have caused 97 road crashes and emergency services have been flooded with casualties hurt in slips and falls.
Energy secretary: 'Walney is jewel in crown'
THE energy secretary has spoken of Cumbria's role in tackling climate change and carbon emissions ahead of his visit to a windfarm off the coast of Barrow today. (5 comments)
‘Significant risks’ to FGH mums and babies
MOTHERS and babies are still being put at risk at Furness General Hospital despite bosses’ assurances services have improved, a regulator has found.
- Thug groped woman and headbutted her boyfriend
- Minister urged to back Cumbrian energy plan
- Ice and freezing rain weather warning
- MP wants decision on waste site plan (1 comment)
- Youth unemployment hits ‘emergency’ level (2 comments)
- Woman died after hip replacement (3 comments)
- Glass victim Ryan glad to be at home
- A590 report recommends safety work (4 comments)
- Fears over potential £300m investment (1 comment)
Man remanded in custody following Barrow store robbery
Love Barrow awards 2012 - Carer of the year
THE winner of a coveted Love Barrow Awards gong is to be decided by the public.
Each of the prestigious community awards, sponsored by Vattenfall, will be presented at a glitzy ceremony in The Forum on March 9.
• Click here to read a short biography about each of the nominees and cast your vote
Snow slideshow
SNOW and ice transformed South Cumbria and Millom into a winter wonderland – but caused havoc on the roads. Children enjoyed sledging and building snowmen as the South Lakes got a covering of snow, while areas further south contended with the ice and sleet.
• Click here to find out how to send us your snow pictures
Sheridan faces D-day over suspension
THE investigation that will determine Darren Sheridan’s future at Barrow AFC should be concluded this week.
Cambridge United v Barrow AFC - pitch inspection on Friday
A PITCH inspection will be carried out at Abbey Stadium on Friday ahead of Saturday's game between Cambridge United and Barrow AFC.
Columns
Hospital problems must be fixed fast
ALONG with other local MPs, I met health minister Simon Burns to discuss the ongoing issues at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust and the hospitals it runs. - It’s criminal to keep targeting smokers (9 comments)
- Remarkable Royal (1 comment)
- Leading the way
- Molly talks telly
- PM out-of-touch on bankers’ bonuses (3 comments)
Big Blogger
The Evening Mail has announced the ten finalists in the Big Blogger competition.
• Click here to read the blogs from our finalists
Fighting for Furness
JOIN our campaign to save Furness Enterprise.
• Click here to find out how to sign the e-petition and fill out the form to have us send a letter of support on your behalf
Getting to grips with judo
THE 2012 Olympic Games will feature 26 sports, all of which can be enjoyed at non-competitive levels. As we count down to the London Olympics, reporter RACHEL HERMOLLE, takes part to find out more about each sport and discipline involved
Hyperlocal Facebook pages
South Cumbrian towns and villages as well as areas of Barrow now have their own Facebook pages to help correspondents for our community pages stay in touch.
• Click here to see the Facebook page for your area
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Olympics spectacular has debut in Lakeland
THE stars of Lakes Alive’s spectacular Windermere Olympic show have been selected after an intense weekend of auditions. Reporter JO DAVIES went to find out more about the world premiere
Ulverston arts centre pulls the plug after struggle for funding
A SOUTH Lakes arts centre is the latest victim of government funding cuts.
BIG NIGHT OUT: Seats at the ringside
A CHARITY fundraiser proved an absolute knock-out with more than £6,000 raised last Friday evening.
• Click here to see the slideshow and find out how you can send us pictures from your big night out to be included in the paper
CLUB NIGHT OUT: Clubbers in fine spirits
AFTER the excesses of the Festive period, the local clubbing scene is back in full-swing.
• Click here to see the slideshow and find out how you can send us pictures from your big night out to be included in the paper
Pictures from era of change
MUCH of the popular image of life in Edwardian Barrow is composed from picture postcards which were printed in their thousands and posted all over the world.
Falklands ‘militarisation’ claim rejected by Britain
DOWNING Street has rejected Argentine claims that Britain is creating a risk to international security by “militarising” the long-running dispute over the Falkland Islands.
EVENING MAIL SPORTS COLUMNISTS
Margin-meter – what next?
THOSE of us old enough to remember when Terry Venables, then manager of QPR, tried to persuade the football world that plastic pitches were the future – he even penned a novel called They Used to Play on Grass – may feel that we have seen it all before. 
