Westmorland and Furness Council has launched a new Community Orchard Grant Scheme to help community groups establish community orchards in their local areas. As part of celebrations to mark the King’s Coronation, the council has been allocated £50,000 from the Coronation Living Heritage Fund, a local tree planting initiative supported by Defra’s Nature for Climate… Continue reading Council launches new community orchard grant scheme
Police are investigating a theft from B&Q at Cornmill Crossing, Barrow-in-Furness on 9 November at approximately 1:35pm. During the incident home furnishings were taken with a total value of £243. Officers would like to speak with the persons pictured as part of the investigation. Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it, quoting incident… Continue reading CCTV: Barrow theft
Police investigating two separate collisions in the Barrow and Dalton areas are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The first incident was reported to police at around 3:35am this morning (30 Nov) and involved a vehicle which had crashed on Thwaite Flat Road, Barrow and was subsequently set on fire. Police are appealing for any… Continue reading Police appeal for witnesses following two collisions in Barrow and Dalton
The new Warm Homes Network is now in pilot phase in Cumbria, after the launch of a similar project in Birmingham in August and ahead of an expected UK-wide roll out in 2024. Northern Gas Networks is working with gas distribution network company Cadent, Cumberland Council and Citizens Advice – Carlisle and Eden, to name… Continue reading Combatting Cost-of-Living Challenges: Utilities, Charities, Local Government and Tech unite to launch major new fuel poverty initiative
Northern will be unable to operate any of its 2,500 daily services next Friday (8 December) due to strike action by the train driver union ASLEF. The train operator has also advised customers to ‘check before you travel’ for all journeys between Friday 1 and Saturday 9 December due to ‘action short of strike’ by… Continue reading ‘Significant impact on customers’ expected as strike by ASLEF next Friday forces Northern to advise people to make alternative arrangements
Council confirms 21 partnerships from across area receive share of almost £900,000 to help take climate action and support nature recovery. Westmorland and Furness Council has confirmed a total of 21 partnerships from across the area have received a share of almost £900,000 as part of a fund to help take climate action and support… Continue reading Council supporting local partnerships to take climate action
Westmorland and Furness Council is lighting up its buildings to support this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign. Council buildings across Westmorland and Furness are being lit up in orange over the next two weeks to show support for the campaign which aims to raise awareness about the impact of domestic abuse.… Continue reading Council lights up buildings in support of Domestic Abuse campaign
A total of £269,647 has been granted to young people through a new grant scheme to help pay for travel to access education and training. This equates to a total daily commute of 12,524 miles for all the individual students supported by the scheme – further than travelling from Westmorland and Furness to New Zealand.… Continue reading Total daily commute supported by grant scheme is further than here to New Zealand
Westmorland and Furness Council are urging residents to take steps to stay safe and well as temperatures are forecasted to fall across the Northwest from 28 November. An Amber Cold Health Alert has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency indicating that a prolonged spell of very cold weather will likely impact have an… Continue reading Amber cold health alert issued for North West as temperatures fall
Officers from Cumbria Police’s Neighbourhood Policing Teams have been recognised for their hard work within our communities at the neighbourhood policing awards. The awards were presented during Cumbria Constabulary’s Neighbourhood Policing Conference which was held on November 23rd. Eight awards were presented to officers and PCSOs by Assistant Chief Constable Dave Stalker and Deputy and… Continue reading Neighbourhood Policing Awards 2023
