Council sends back more than £8.5 million in grants from the Government Wednesday, 7 April, 2021 Barrow Borough Council is coming under pressure from local businesses after it emerged that the Labour led council has sent back £8.5 million in unpaid grants to the Government’s department for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The figures, obtained from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, show that for the initial business support schemes aimed at helping businesses who were forced... Local News
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Credit where it's not due 18th March 2015 All too often, those of us in politics play the very silly game of claiming credit when we had little (or nothing) to do with the thing that we're talking about... Local NewsOpinions
Cumbrians deserve a mayor of their own. 17th March 2015 Looking at London, you can see the positive impact that the Mayor has had, fighting the capital's corner on the national stage and ensuring that those parts of... Local NewsOpinions
A welcome £257 million investment in Successor from the Conservative Government 13th March 2015 Yesterday, the Conservative Government announced an additional £257 million investment for BAE in Barrow to complete the design phase for the Successor... Local News
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