Deaths and serious injuries have reduced on Cumbria’s roads in 2023/24 in comparison to the previous year following a multi-agency approach to target hotspot areas in the county. Road deaths have reduced by 26.7% and very serious injuries by 29.2%. Cumbria Road Safety Partnership (CRSP) launched in April 2023 including partners from Blue light… Continue reading Road deaths in Cumbria reduced by 26.7%
Today is World No Tobacco Day (Friday 31 May), and marking the occasion Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) is highlighting its Treating Tobacco Dependency services. The recently-established services are available for all people admitted to hospital, pregnant women and people with mental illness. It is estimated that currently around 15 per cent… Continue reading Treating Tobacco Dependency services helping people quit smoking in Lancashire and South Cumbria
Northern staff are asking customers to choose a name for a stray cat which has become part of their team in Barrow-in-Furness. The skinny kitty wandered into the operator’s TrainCare Centre two years ago and decided to stay after being treated to a meal. The team quickly became fond of the friendly feline and they… Continue reading Northern asks customers to help name ‘The Cat’ who has become part of the team
A group of 14 kind-hearted people have raised more than £66,000 for an Ulverston charity. St Mary’s Hospice was over the moon to find out that the team who trekked to Everest Base Camp earlier this year had managed to raise a total of £66,720.13. This is the largest amount ever raised from a hospice-led… Continue reading Everest Base Camp trekkers raise more than £66k for St Mary’s Hospice
The new Member of the Youth Parliament for Westmorland and Furness was elected yesterday following a special ceremony at County Hall, Kendal. The Youth Parliament is a non-Party political body where 11–18-year-olds represent the views of the area’s young people at a regional and national level. The new Westmorland and Furness Member of Youth Parliament… Continue reading New Member of Youth Parliament elected for Westmorland and Furness
The Conservative Government have cut tax for working people by reducing National Insurance from 12 per cent to 8 per cent. Now they will cut tax for pensioners too. From next April the Conservatives will increase the personal allowance for pensioners in line with the Triple Lock by introducing a new age-related allowance – a… Continue reading Simon Fell MP says ‘only the Conservatives have a clear plan for pensioners’ and welcomes new Triple Lock Plus to cut taxes for pensioners across Barrow and Furness
Communities across Cumbria are gearing up for a host of events and activities to celebrate Great Big Green Week from the 8th – 16th June, centered around the theme of ‘Let’s Swap Together for Good.’ Twenty seven organisations have been successful in receiving additional funding from the Westmorland and Furness council locality boards towards the… Continue reading Great Big Green Week events are flourishing in Cumbria!
Officers are investigating an assault that occurred on Newton Road, outside the Newton Arms Pub in Dalton-in-Furness on the 18 May at 11pm. The incident involved three men, however there were a number of people gathered at the time of the incident. A 35-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident and released on… Continue reading Local Appeal – Assault that occurred on Newton Road, Dalton
The UK has so much to be proud of as a country, but we also need to be open about the long-term challenges we face – including how generations of young people don’t have the opportunities they deserve. That is why the Conservatives will introduce a bold new model of National Service for 18-year-olds… Continue reading Simon Fell MP says, ‘Only the Conservatives will take the bold action needed to give young people the opportunities they deserve’, welcoming the bold new model of National Service across Barrow and Furness
There’s good news for families this May half-term as Westmorland and Furness Council’s leisure centres offer 10p swims for children. Young people aged under 16 will be able to take advantage of the special offer at the council’s swimming pools in Appleby, Barrow-in-Furness, Dalton-in-Furness, Kendal, Penrith and Ulverston. Each leisure centre will allocate 2 hours… Continue reading Dive into May half-term fun with 10p swims for children
