Police are investigating a commercial burglary that happened at The Sofa Group, Market Street, Barrow between the hours of 8pm on the 31 March and 5am on the 1 April. Entry was gained to the premises with damage has been caused to the window at the front of the property. Nothing was taken. Anyone with… Continue reading Local Appeal – Commercial burglary at The Sofa Group, Barrow
Northern has advised its customers to make alternative arrangements for travel on Saturday 6 April when the latest ASLEF strike takes place. The train operator says it will not be able to operate any services across the entirety of its network on that day. ASLEF, which largely represents train drivers, has announced three separate days… Continue reading Northern tells customers to ‘make alternative arrangements’ for travel on Saturday as latest ASLEF strike takes place
Police are renewing their appeal for information following a serious assault on Cavendish Street, Barrow at around 3:58am yesterday (31 March). The incident involved three males and a female. A man in his 50s remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition. A female was also assaulted following the initial incident causing no injury.… Continue reading Renewed appeal following assault in Barrow
A joint project between Millom Network Centre (MNC) and Millom Integrated Care Community (ICC) utilised the NHS Population Health Investment Funding to help over 1600 residents stay well during the winter months. In 2022, Millom Network centre utilised the funding to deliver a safe and warm environment for local residents at Millom Methodist Church known… Continue reading Joint project in Millom uses NHS Population Health Funding to help over 1600 residents stay well in winter
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault that occurred on Cavendish Street, Barrow at around 3:58am today (March 31). The incident involved three males and a female. A man in his 50s suffered a life-threatening head injury following the incident and remains in hospital in Preston. A 24-year-old man from Barrow was arrested… Continue reading Appeal for witnesses following assault in Barrow
Police are investigating a collision at West Shore Road, Walney Island. It happened on March 27 at about 2.40pm near the junction with Derwent Bank. A van was in collision with a cyclist. The driver of the van did not stop at the scene to exchange details. The cyclist had injuries to his hands and… Continue reading Local Appeal – Collision at West Shore Road, Walney Island
Police are investigating an assault in Barrow town centre, just off Cavendish Street. It happened at about 3am on Saturday March 23. A man, in his thirties, was reported to have been assaulted by four or five other people, all male. He suffered facial injuries, a cut to the arm and a fractured elbow. A… Continue reading Local Appeal – Assault in Barrow town centre
An iconic Lakeland pass will be re-opened for the Easter bank holiday weekend and school holiday fortnight, following completion of the latest phase of works on a multi-million pound road safety scheme. Kirkstone Pass is re-opening later today (28 March) after completion of works including improving road drainage, installing new gullies and ‘catch-pits’ to catch… Continue reading Kirkstone Pass re-opens for Easter holidays
Westmorland and Furness Council is calling on all community heroes to step up and become a parish, or town councillor in the 2 May 2024 elections. What do councillors do? Local councillors are the champions of their community who invest time in local projects and issues to the benefit of residents and the neighbourhood. Councillors… Continue reading Make a Change Become a Councillor
Westmorland and Furness Council’s cabinet have approved the proposed closure of North Walney Nursery and Primary School. The school will now officially close from 31 August 2024, subject to call-in. Last month, the council published a statutory notice which triggered a four-week ‘representation period’ to allow anyone with an interest in North Walney school to… Continue reading Cabinet agrees closure of North Walney School after fall in pupil numbers
