FEARS have been expressed that Barrow town centre will turn into a ‘ghost town’ after the closure of another shop. The British Red Cross charity shop on the corner of Dalton Road and Cavendish Street closed earlier this month after the occupants announced they would not be renewing their lease. Tracey Pickering, regional retail manager for the British Red Cross in the north of England, said: “We are actively looking for a new site for our shop in Barrow in Furness. “The lease on our shop in Dalton Road is up and it will not be re-opening. “We would like to thank everyone in the town for bearing with us and we look forward to welcoming you all into a new shop as soon as we possibly can.”
It was a great day of community - Genevieve Lohr
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PETERSBURG - Adjectives used to describe Sunday s The Sycamore Steet Experience were amazing, wonderful, lively, awesome, positive, and crazy busy.
The block party attracted a steady stream of hundreds of people throughout the day who strolled up and down the street enjoying the diverse array of permanent businesses and their guest vendors, including Old Towne’s River Street Market.
DJ Foot’s steady beat kept things lively. Flautist Iris Schwartz briefly joined the acoustic Bowl’d Sojer Band, and they sounded terrific, together.
I ve captured dogs, chickens, and now goats enjoying Schwartz s performances. She is developing quite a variety of barnyard fans.
With this in mind we asked readers if there was anything they d miss about lockdown. Here s what you had to say. Soleil Thompson said: I just hope that companies letting people work 100 per cent remote doesn t come to an end. It could be a career revolution for places like Cumbria. Ian Haslam commented: No, nothing, should never have happened in the first place and don’t count your chickens here. Just wait for the next scare story, all about a narrative and control. David Howse added: People respecting each other Lynn Talbot continued: Quiet roads doing home care. David Eyley said: Quiet roads and places.
A survey is being carried out in the town amid concerns that motorists were driving too fast. Broughton Road and Ulverston Road are among those being included in the survey. Readers were asked if they thought Dalton had problems with traffic. Dave Wild said: “The roads are far too narrow for cars. “The amount of people I’ve seen doing some intricate dance just to get to the shop is ridiculous, and the quality of the roads is poor. Knock it all down and start again I say.” Jonathan Helm said: “The traffic priority system encourages drivers to use Dalton town centre as a shortcut instead of the bypass.
Warnings after missed medical appointments have been called for after figures revealed the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust potentially lost more than £3 million due to them through the pandemic. NHS digital data has shown that in the 11 months from April last year there were 24,310 outpatient appointments which people did not show up for. It means out of 419,975 booked sessions; six percent were unattended. With the average outpatient appointment costing £160 – as estimated by several NHS trusts – the no-shows may have cost University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust around £3.9 million. Readers of
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