As the UK’s sole builder of nuclear submarines, Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria is probably better situated than any other town ...

A total of 563 seals were counted at South Walney Nature Reserve near Barrow earlier this season, which runs from September 2024 to March 2025. Marine Conservation Officer Beth Churn from Cumbria ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK defence champion BAE Systems is exploring opportunities to deepen collaboration with Japanese defence ...

Huge plans for a floating solar farm to supply BAE Systems with renewable energy have been tabled in Barrow. Associated British Ports (ABP) has approached Westmorland and Furness Council with an ...

A huge section of one of BAE Systems' Dreadnought Class ballistic missile submarines is seen being moved across ...

Barrow 'must think about its workforce' in the ... In response to the planned protests, BAE shared its continued commitment to the part it plays in global defence. A BAE Systems spokesperson ...

The first 1,000 houses were completed as part of the construction of Vickerstown in 1901 and Walney's population further expanded to about a fifth of the overall population of Barrow-in-Furness.

Overcast conditions today along with the odd light shower drifting in from the east in the morning. Towards the late afternoon, the cloud will clear westwards allowing for some late sunshine ...