Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, North-West England. Historically part of Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with Dalton-in-Furness Urban District in 1974 to form the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness. At the tip of the Furness peninsula, close to the Lake District, it is bordered by Morecambe Bay, the Duddon Estuary and the Irish Sea. In 2011, Barrow's population was 57,000, making it the second largest urban... Show more area in Cumbria after Carlisle. Natives of Barrow, as well as the local dialect, are known as Barrovian.In the Middle Ages, Barrow was a small hamlet within the parish of Dalton-in-Furness with Furness Abbey, now on the outskirts of the modern-day town, controlling the local economy before its dissolution in 1537. The iron prospector Henry Schneider arrived in Furness in 1839 and, with other investors, opened the Furness Railway in 1846 to transport...
A new year means new scams. NAB’s experts have identified five key scam trends all Australians need to know about in 2025 so they can recognise the red flags and protect themselves. Read more below. Common red flags While scams are always evolving, there are common underlying red flags across these five...
As technology becomes more sophisticated, so too do the means in which scammers can target consumers. This year, recognising potential scams can help mitigate losses. NAB revealed some “common red flags” affecting bank customers in 2025. These include: Unexpected contact via phone call, text message,...
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