AERIAL display teams left thousands of people awestruck at the 10th Windermere airshow.

TRAFFIC was brought to a halt by a huge section of submarine.

A CROWD of around 1,200 braved awful weather conditions to watch some of British television’s most famous faces play football at Holker Street on Saturday. (1 comment)

IT promises to be a glorious week for the Ulverston yard of Roger Fisher as his latest stable star makes a bid for success at Goodwood.

ONE of Britain’s best loved botanists paid a visit to South Cumbria.

DRIVERS avoided traffic chaos as the first day of roadworks got under way on Walney. (22 comments)

POURING rain and blustery winds didn’t put off thousands of racing enthusiasts making their way to Cartmel for the July race meeting.

PHILIP Riding signed up to the Duke of Lancaster's First Battalion when he was just 16. On Sunday he returns to Afghanistan to complete his tour. He is still only 19 years old. (6 comments)

Market Street flat destroyed by squatters (1 comment)

A GROUP of funnymen and scriptwriters made a comedy pilgrimage to the home town of Stan Laurel. (4 comments)

James is looking for a new home for his rare breed sheep

tried his hand at rugby when he joined the Barrow Raiders at one of their training sessions

The North-West Evening Mail fun day got under way on Sunday in Barrow Park, the event raises money for Kidsafe UK

Scarecrows came out in force around Millom

SATURDAY’S Coniston Water Festival proved to be more successful than ever before.

BAD weather rained off the parade for Walney Carnival.

REPORTER MOLLY LYNCH swapped the Evening Mail office for an army training camp for the day to take on a fitness challenge.

COLOURFUL costumes, impromptu performances, and lively music brought Ulverston to life on Saturday, as the carnival parade made its way through the market town.

DETECTIVES have launched an investigation into the death of a man on Barrow Island.

THOUSANDS turned out for Barrow’s colourful carnival on Saturday to soak up the fun, noise and spectacle. (11 comments)

A HOSEPIPE ban is set to be introduced if there is no significant rainfall to end the dry spell by the end of this month. (1 comment)

VILLAGERS have launched a campaign to get a vital footbridge damaged by last November’s floods repaired – now. (1 comment)

PUPILS quite literally stepped into the shoes of 1940s school children when they re-enacted a wartime evacuation.

EX-SERVICEMEN gathered in honour of Armed Forces Week, as the flag was raised over Barrow Town Hall yesterday(21st).

SCHOOLCHILDREN enjoyed a yummy lesson when they learned about the history of sweets at a special library event.

THE body of a man has been found in Coniston Water.

GRANGE was transported back in time for the town’s 17th Edwardian festival.

WOMEN from across Furness took part in the Barrow Race for Life yesterday, raising money for Cancer Research UK.

STARS of Coronation Street, TV, British Superbike racing and stunts where among 700 riders and pillions who took to the road for Cumbria Charity Bike Ride on Sunday in aid of Help for Heroes. (4 comments)

THE ancient capital of Furness was bathed in glorious sunshine for Dalton Carnival. Thousands of people lined Dalton’s Market Street to watch the carnival parade through the town.

THE family of this year’s Askam and Ireleth Carnival queen revived an old village tradition by decorating their home with flowers made from crepe paper.

THOUSANDS of visitors flocked to a sun-drenched Holker for one of the North’s premier gardening shows.

SPECTATORS applauded as the crew of a Barrow submarine fired an antique battle canon in the town centre.

DURING the first five months of 2010, 32 fires were started deliberately on Walney.

PIEL Island was the scene of an historic ceremony at the weekend. GRAHAM DIXON joined the throng to witness the ordination of three new knights

THE volcanic ash cloud currently disrupting air traffic across Europe has been going strong for a month now and shows no sign of stopping.

AROUND 1,200 runners took to the roads for the fourth annual Windermere marathon.

TRADERS fear a loss of business after a burst water main flooded an industrial estate.

BARROW AFC fans were celebrating again after scooping prizes in the Evening Mail’s ‘paint the town blue’ competition.

NEARLY 800 women came together to raise an estimated £60,000 during the fourth annual St Mary’s Hospice Walk to Remember. (3 comments)

THE players might have put in the performance of a lifetime to claim victory in the FA Trophy final, but the fans played an equally important role. (1 comment)

CHILDREN at a Furness school have been celebrating some new arrivals this week.

A BEAUTIFUL sunny day made for perfect walking conditions for the Keswick to Barrow 2010. (6 comments)

THE victorious Barrow AFC squad met with crowds of people during a parade to celebrate their win at Wembley. (11 comments)

LABOUR'S John Woodcock has been elected the new MP for Barrow and Furness. (30 comments)

Highlights from Barrow and Furness election count. (30 comments)

TWO hotels devastated by last year’s floods reopened on Saturday following multi-million pound refurbishments.

THE baby boom is in full swing at South Lakes Wild Animal Park.

Election fever has taken over the country, and now it's not just the people who are being given the chance to vote.

MORE than 100 people have been tested and signed a bone marrow donation register in a bid to help a seriously ill teenager.

POLITICAL tensions boiled over in Barrow town centre during the visit of a top Tory.

FURNESS Abbey was transformed into an amphitheatre lit by the haunting glow of flaming torches for the premiere of Sufi:Zen.

CONSERVATIVE candidate for Barrow and Furness, John Gough, has hit out after one of his campaign billboards was covered over with a rival’s poster. (6 comments)

A BARROW man is top of the pops after being crowned Lollipop Idol.

CHILDREN in Ulverston had an exciting lesson when a Squirrel helicopter landed on their school’s playing field. Croftlands Infant and Nursery School had an aerial photo taken of the school, with the students spelling out ‘Croftlands School’ on the ground.

A FIRE at a boatyard has left owners devastated. Three boats and two buildings were destroyed in the blaze at Barrow Sailing Club’s Ferry Beach site on Sunday night. (5 comments)

A GEORDIE treat has come to Cumbria. Customers in Ulverston are now able to sample the delicacies of Tyneside at their local Gregg’s store.

THE WORLD’S largest England football shirt went on display in the Lakes yesterday.

'ALL together now, for Barrow AFC’. That was the message belted out by the Bluebirds as they recorded a charity single ahead of the FA Trophy final at Wembley.

Armed with puppets and props the comedy duo, alias Gary Bridgens and Phill Gregg of Headzup, are making a big song and dance about healthy eating and exercise.

RAIL enthusiasts were out in force as the Cumbrian Coast Tornado steamed into Barrow train station yesterday. (9 comments)

A PROSPECTIVE Barrow MP who says he will only claim back the bare minimum from taxpayers has signed a “contract” swearing he will back the reform of expenses.

BARROW AND FURNESS MP John Hutton is standing down after 18 years in the job.

BRITAIN'S first father-and-son team to row the Atlantic have been given a warm welcome home.

BATLEY Bulldogs may be ready to square-off against Barrow Raiders on the field tonight, but are their supporters ready for a scary bunch of young fans?

YOUNG people have made a film to highlight issues in their community.

The Easter egg rolling competition on Hoal hill, Ulverston has been cancelled.

The vet charity, PDSA, have been offering free dog health checkups.

CROWDS of well-wishers battled the snow and wind to get a glimpse of Prince Charles as he visited the Lake District.

DRESSED head to toe in red and gold with jingling bells, Will Tease, the resident jester, started the day by turning the flag on the castle roof upside down.

THREE children and two adults were taken to hospital following a car crash on Monday. (29.03.10)

THE audience was on its feet and swaying as a winner of a talent show sang out the finale.

TEENAGERS are dicing with death taking short cuts across railway lines (3 comments)

NHS Cumbria has backed the call by 20 top UK doctors for a ban on smoking in cars and public places frequented by children such as playgrounds and parks.

The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract for the fifth and sixth Astute class submarines, securing thousands of jobs at Barrow's shipyard. (5 comments)

RESIDENTS are devastated after a government inspector gave the go-ahead for a tip extension (1 comment)

Giant Otter Tupi who has recently arrived at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park. She is one of only two otters in the UK that are in a zoo.

Bluebirds beat Salisbury to book place in FA Trophy final.

BARROW Raiders have completed a deal to sign Welsh international centre Anthony Blackwood on loan from Super League Crusaders – only days after the move looked to have fallen through.

Lakes Aquarium has re-opened, we catch up with them to see how they are getting on.

PROUD trainers are celebrating with their pets after taking titles at one of the world’s most prestigious dog shows.

CHILDREN as young as 11 are taking the deadly “legal high” drug mephedrone.

Shoppers stopped int heir tracks in Barrow town centre. A crowd of people froze for five minutes in Portland Walk on Saturday as part of The Big Freeze.

IT was a night that simply made you proud to be part of a community. In a glittering awards ceremony at the Abbey House Hotel on Friday night, the winners of the Love Barrow Community Awards 2010, sponsored by Barrow Regeneration, were finally announced. (1 comment)

A LORRY driver has admitted making a human error when his wagon smashed into a railway bridge in Barrow.

JIM Webster has lived at Page Bank Farm in Rampside all his life. The 54-year-old farmer agreed to take me round and tell me about lambing in Furness.

Video captured at the Malcolm Wilson Rally

A BAE graduate trainee with nerves of steel quizzed the shipyard’s boss at a prestigious defence conference – and said he felt his future was not very secure. (10 comments)

THE thrills and spills of horse-drawn carriage driving are to return to South Cumbria.

Last year’s deluge wrecked lodges and the main complex of White Cross Bay holiday park and marina, Windermere.

Chats about his election campaign (2 comments)

Victoria Junior School have become home to over 50 geese.

at Abbey House Hotel

Snow fell over South Cumbria

Post match interview with Dave Bayliss

A FAMILY faces losing the wages of both its breadwinners if BAE job cuts go ahead. (13 comments)

TRAFFIC came to a standstill when a section of submarine was transported to Barrow shipyard’s Devonshire Dock Hall (1 comment)

THE first owners of a new house on a little estate off the Old Rampside Road, Barrow, are sad that they have to move for medical reasons

COOKING has really taken off over the last decade or so. You can’t turn on the TV without seeing a faux-celebrity in their whites cremating a crème brulée.

BAY Search and Rescue had its busiest year in 2009.