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A long-serving ferryman is stepping ashore for the last time after being forced to retire due to his cancer battle. John Cleasby has run the ferry service between Barrow and Piel Island for 35 years, starting when he was 23, but the 58-year-old has made the heartbreaking decision to retire after he was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in October 2019. After undergoing gruelling treatment, the Barrovian said he no longer has the fitness to run the vital ferry. He said: “I feel that I am not fit enough to run the ferries. “I am still well enough to do small things, but if I don’t feel 100 per cent in myself then it wouldn’t be safe if I had to dive in and pull someone out of the water, which we have done at times. ....
Plea for witnesses after woman suffers facial injuries in late night attack in Barrow nwemail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nwemail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
TRIBUTES have poured in from councillors and readers following the shock announcement that a woman was found dead in Barrow. The body of a 34-year-old woman was reported deceased in the Abbot s Wood area over the weekend. Derek Gawne, who represents Roosecote at Barrow Borough Council, was devastated by the news and is feeling for the family involved. He said:“It is absolutely shocking news. “Obviously, all the circumstances will come out in the inquest, but it is just terrible what has happened. “It will be awful for the family at the moment and they are the people I feel for. ....
MOLLY Battersby drove a Barrow shipyard crane during the Second World War. One of many women who found themselves switching occupations in wartime, Molly’s story was uncovered by her great-grandson Matt Burns, currently Head of International Estimating with BAE Systems Air Sector. Matt, who is Barrow born and bred and started his career with the Submarines business, said: “My grandfather Derek Gawne, himself an electrician in the shipyard, told me he had a memory of his mother when she was working in the East Shop. “I think he was waiting for her outside either King’s Gate or Holland House. ....
Molly Battersby drove a crane during the Second World War. One of many women who found themselves switching occupations in wartime, Molly’s story was uncovered by her great-grandson Matt Burns, currently head of international estimating with BAE Systems Air Sector. Matt, who is Barrow born and bred and started his career with the Submarines business, said: “My grandfather Derek Gawne, himself an electrician in the shipyard, told me he had a memory of his mother when she was working in the East Shop. “I think he was waiting for her outside either King’s Gate or Holland House. He must have looked hungry and a bit unkempt. Workmen were passing him any uneaten packed lunches as they came out of the yard.â ....