The Latest Breaking News from Barrow

'Suspicious' couple in BMW pulled over by cops and end up in jail over what they find

When police pulled over the BMW in Barrow, Cumbria, cops discovered 79 wraps of heroin and one of crack cocaine hidden in bags in the footwell, along with cannabis, a knife and £1,500 cash stashed away in the driver's door pocket

Daily Mirror · Apr 29, 2023

Mum of teenager behind Asian grooming gang rape lies claims donations given to charity

Eleanor Williams was jailed for more than eight years at Preston Crown Court for lying about being being a victim of a grooming gang in Barrow, Cumbria

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2023

Once-thriving retail arcade now abandoned as it's dubbed 'scourge on society'

Portland Walk in Barrow-in-Furness was once a thriving hub of business, but it's now been targeted by vandals since the closure of half its outlets making for a depressing sight

Daily Mirror · Apr 13, 2023

The Tesco CCTV that helped bring down Ellie Williams' sickening lies that ripped a small town in two

Eleanor Williams has now been jailed for eight years after lying about being a victim of a grooming gang

Manchester Evening News · Mar 15, 2023

Eleanor Williams: Inside web of lies that tore town apart and saw three attempt suicide

As Eleanor Williams was jailed for eight and a half years today, the Mirror looks at the disturbing lies she told and the impact they had on the victims and the wider community

Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2023

How one woman’s grooming gang lies drove three men to attempt suicide

Eleanor Williams gave several accounts of being raped and trafficked. Her claims were proven false, but not before the men implicated were made to suffer, Liam James reports

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Woman who made false claims of being groomed by Asian gang and raped jailed

Eleanor Williams, who self-inflicted injuries with a hammer, has been jailed for eight and a half years after making a series of false rape allegations

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2023

Woman who claimed to be grooming gang victim jailed for making false rape accusations

Her false accusations caused 'public displays of mass anger' in the town

Manchester Evening News · Mar 14, 2023

Woman jailed after false grooming gang claims

Eleanor Williams, of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday after making a series of false rape allegations.

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Eleanor Williams jailed for eight and a half years after rape and trafficking lies

Twenty-two-year-old from Barrow posted photos on Facebook falsely claiming she had been abused

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023