Quizzes, guest speakers, craft sessions, cooking demos and more with CancerCare

When the going gets tough - you can always count on Barrow Market Hall traders to deliver!

Remember, Remember the 5th of November! We love Bonfire Night! Things will be a different this year, but there's still plenty of fun to be had!

Happy Halloween ghouls and boys! We love Halloween, the dressing up, trick or treating and carving pumpkins – it’s fangtastic, and there are some frighteningly good events planned this year in Barrow and Furness to help you celebrate all things spooky.

It’s been well over 100 days, but Apollo Bingo finally re-opened its doors last weekend welcoming back familiar faces and new customers too.

Local author Tom Ashton’s latest book has made it to the final of Blkdog’s Book of the Year and he needs your support.

Volunteers from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) Community First Responders and the British Red Cross have delivered 108,000 meal packs to staff across University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) and NWAS who are working tirelessly through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Join Barrow Library online from the 9th -15th May and Get Creative

Designer Milliner Tracy Wells has been busy using her talent and creative flair to support the local community.

Here at thebestof we want to champion those brilliant local businesses who are keeping their communities going through these testing times. Welcome to Your Virtual High Street.