Specially trained tobacco dogs have accompanied Westmorland and Furness Trading Standards and Cumbria Police to retail premises across the Furness area, in a bid to tackle the supply and demand of illegal tobacco products. Sniffer dogs Pippa and Louis provided by Wagtail UK, uncovered thousands of packets of illegal cigarettes, hand rolling tobacco and vapes… Continue reading Sniffer dogs uncover £7000 of hidden illicit tobacco
Police are investigating a burglary where bespoke items of jewellery were stolen from a property on Windrush Crescent, Barrow. The incident is thought to have occurred sometime in June 2024. The items of jewellery are of sentimental value to the victim. Officers are keen to hear from anyone who has knowledge of the whereabouts of… Continue reading Local Appeal – Burglary, bespoke items of jewellery stolen from Windrush Crescent, Barrow
Catch up with Russ Palmer at Drivetime for a fabulous show featuring special guests Arron Warby and Emily Kate from the Walney Musical Theatre Company ! 🎤✨ They’ll be giving us the inside scoop on their upcoming production of “Legally Blonde” at the Forum Theatre, running from July 23-27. 🌟💖 Catch up with ShowStoppers! You… Continue reading Catch up… Russ Palmer at Drivetime and ShowStoppers with guests Arron Warby and Emily Kate from Walney Musical Theatre Company
Police are investigating a theft after a moped was stolen from Barrow on the morning of 22 June at around 1:30am. The Neco moped, reg: PE23 JVN, (pictured) is black with yellow, red and green coloured stripes on the front and was stolen from Ainslie Street, by the junction of Settle Street. The suspect was seen heading… Continue reading Local Appeal – Moped stolen from Ainslie Street, Barrow
Westmorland and Furness Libraries are encouraging children to join this year’s Summer Reading Challenge which launches on Saturday, 13 July, and will run until mid-September. The Summer Reading Challenge, organised by the Reading Agency, encourages children aged 4 to 12 to read six library books over the summer holidays. From fiction and non-fiction, to poetry,… Continue reading Libraries encourage children to take part in Summer Reading Challenge
Council Children’s Services rated “Good” by Ofsted after first inspection This is the council’s first routine Ofsted inspection since replacing the former County Council. Westmorland and Furness Council’s Children’s Services have received a rating of “Good” overall following their first routine Ofsted inspection since replacing the former Cumbria County Council. Ofsted recognised significant improvement has… Continue reading Council Children’s Services rated “Good” by Ofsted after first inspection
Young people leaving care will benefit from mentoring, work experience placements and life skills development, thanks to a new three-year £315,000 programme created by Cumbria Community Foundation. Delivered in partnership with Cumbria Youth Alliance, Inspira, Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council, the Brighter Futures programme will provide personalised support to 80 young adults aged… Continue reading £315,000 programme to help young people leaving care
COMMUNITY drop-in sessions are set to be held to share evolving plans for a new community space focused on connecting people with nature and the outdoors. Earnse Bay, on Walney Island, is set to become home to a new community space and beach school thanks to funding from the Brilliant Barrow Town Deal and Natural… Continue reading Community feedback helps to refine proposals for innovative centre to connect people with nature
Cumbria Police is appealing for witnesses or victims of indecent exposure incidents in Ulverston to come forward to police to assist with our investigation. Police are currently investigating reports of indecent exposures in the Ulverston area over the past 12 months and believe there are some incidents that may not have been reported. If you… Continue reading Local Appeal – Witnesses or victims of indecent exposure incidents in Ulverston to come forward
A year after a well-publicised demonstration against planning applications for a holiday resort near a stretch of environmentally sensitive South Cumbrian coastline, local people and those concerned with protecting Roanhead remain concerned for its future. Last year, a proposal was put forward for a 450-lodge holiday resort between Barrow and Askam-in-Furness, an area of coastline… Continue reading “Roanhead still under threat” One year after protestors make a stand on the sand
