Virginia Furness covers sustainable finance in London. She writes about how the financial sector is shifting to meet climate and development goals and the impact these changes are having on the ...
Three heritage sites in Cumbria will be partially closed over the winter months due to low visitor numbers. Having consulted with staff members, English Heritage confirmed that Furness Abbey in ...
Having consulted with staff members, English Heritage confirmed that Furness Abbey in Barrow and Lanercrost Priory near Brampton will no longer open at weekends in winter. At Stott Park Bobbin Mill in ...
Known as the ‘House of Kings’, until 1760 the Abbey was the final resting place of 17 monarchs, including Elizabeth I and Mary I. Many monarchs chose to be buried close to the shrine of Edward the ...
The Mayor of Barrow, Councillor Judith McEwan, and the Mayor of Ulverston, Councillor Graham Scrogham, officially opened their towns' fresh branches of Furness Building Society. Representatives from ...
This includes the region's most prestigious hotels such as The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel on Abbey Road, The Clarkes Hotel at Rampside and the Furness Abbey Hotel. The establishment welcomed many ...
Plans to permanently shut an ancient monastery during the winter have been confirmed. Furness Abbey, on the outskirts of Barrow, Cumbria, was founded about 900 years ago and was the first of ...
A US university denies it is planning to sell Wroxton Abbey to be repurposed into a school for Russian boys. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Banbury Guardian, you get 70% fewer ads while ...
Mysterious and fascinating artifacts are surfacing on melting glaciers across the planet. From strange wooden tools and statues to ancient human remains, these objects are drawing archaeologists ...