Here are the most-read stories on the Mail website from throughout the week.
A DISCOUNT retailer on the high street has announced it will soon cease trading.
The wallet-friendly shop will be there for just over two more weeks before it shuts its doors for the final time.
In a surprise move, the Poundland store on Dalton Road will close on May 3 after they were ‘unable’ to renew the lease.
2. Besotted newlyweds who first met in Barrow bar ten years ago tie knot
BESOTTED newlyweds who first met in a Barrow bar ten years ago tied the knot in an intimate wedding of just 13 people.
Debbie Brocklebank, 48, a business analyst, married Mike Robinson, 52, a security officer at the Barrow Registry Office in October in front of their nearest and dearest.
The couple, who live in Barrow, first met in the bar O’Sullivan’s in the August Bank Holiday of 2011.
3. Council to take further legal action to move camping travelling group on
FURTHER legal action is being taken by Barrow council after travellers refused to move off a site.
A risk assessment was undertaken last Wednesday and the group was ordered to move on a day later.
But the council has said that further legal action is now being taken to move the group on.
4. Heartfelt tributes paid to much-loved sister who died of a brain hemorrhage
HEARTFELT tributes have been paid to a much-loved daughter and sister who died suddenly of a brain haemorrhage.
Tributes have flooded in for Meryl Grainger who died on March 27 at the age of 57.
Meryl was a cherished daughter of Doreen and the late John Grainger, dear sister of Coral, and loving aunt, niece and cousin.
5. Speeding head teacher spared ban – for sake of his pupils and his elderly parents
A BARROW head teacher who accumulated his fourth speeding offence in less than three years has been spared a ban.
Despite having 12-points on his licence following his latest offence, committed as he drove his BMW in Abbey Road, Barrow, on September 3 last year, magistrates avoided banning Simon Laheney after accepting his driving enabled his “pivotal” professional role.
The 48-year-old defendant was also relied on to provide regular care and support for his elderly father during cancer treatment, the court heard.
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