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Westmorland & Furness staff recognised at National Children & Young People Awards

Helena Aiken (Children with Disabilities Award) and Sarah Hodgson (Support Worker Award) have been recognised for their achievements Two Westmorland and Furness Council support workers have been recognised for their achievements at a national awards ceremony in Birmingham. The National Children and Young People Awards took place on Saturday 21 October, and celebrated excellence in… Continue reading Westmorland & Furness staff recognised at National Children & Young People Awards

Local Appeal – Criminal damage Wellington Street, Dalton

Police are investigating a report of criminal damage which occurred on Thursday 12 October 2023 between 08:30am and 12:30pm hours on Wellington Street, Dalton. During the incident a car windscreen was smashed. Officers are appealing for anybody who witnessed this or has any video footage covering this incident to contact police. Anyone with information relating… Continue reading Local Appeal – Criminal damage Wellington Street, Dalton

Shining a light on our care leavers: Council’s call on businesses to offer opportunities

Landmarks across Cumbria will be lit up blue this weekend (Saturday 28 October) for National Care Leavers Week. The move comes as both of Cumbria’s councils are calling on local businesses and organisations to join them by signing up to the ‘Care Leaver’s Covenant’ and offer care leavers support and opportunities. Both Cumberland Council and Westmorland and… Continue reading Shining a light on our care leavers: Council’s call on businesses to offer opportunities

Priorities for £300k of Strong & Connected Communities funding agreed

Westmorland & Furness Council’s three locality boards have agreed their priorities for £300k of Strong & Connected Communities funding over a range of programmes aimed at supporting improvements in their respective communities. The locality boards for Furness, Eden and South Lakes, who were allocated £100k each, met last week to approve proposals for allocating their… Continue reading Priorities for £300k of Strong & Connected Communities funding agreed

Furness MP Simon Fell welcomes £1,289,000 boost for bus services across Barrow and Furness thanks to the Conservative Government’s £150 million investment in bus services from HS2 savings

  Simon Fell MP welcomes the beginning of the Conservative Government’s Network North plan, which will invest £1 billion of HS2 savings to deliver long-term improvements to bus services across the Midlands and the North. £150 million of this funding is being invested now with Westmorland and Furness Council Highways receiving £1,289,000 for 2024-25. The… Continue reading Furness MP Simon Fell welcomes £1,289,000 boost for bus services across Barrow and Furness thanks to the Conservative Government’s £150 million investment in bus services from HS2 savings

Furness MP Simon Fell calls for local residents to speak up to support the return of Ulverston Library.

Simon Fell, the local Member of Parliament for Barrow & Furness, has today launched a petition to support Ulverston Library.   Ulverston Library closed almost two months ago after an electrical fault was found. Further surveys have identified further issues and the library remains closed.   Westmorland & Furness Council are currently ‘considering their options’… Continue reading Furness MP Simon Fell calls for local residents to speak up to support the return of Ulverston Library.

Public invited to apply for up to £2,500 from the PFCC’s Property Fund

  Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC), Peter McCall, is inviting local organisations to apply for up to £2,500 from the Property Fund, to help support projects that engage in community initiatives and interventions to reduce crime. The Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner receive funds from the Police (Property) Act 1997… Continue reading Public invited to apply for up to £2,500 from the PFCC’s Property Fund

Council exploring all options for Ulverston library service

Ulverston’s library building on King’s Road was closed following the discovery of issues with the building’s electrics during routine statutory checks. The building has now been thoroughly checked and made safe but still has no power available so cannot be used by the service. Further investigations have revealed that the issues with the electrics are… Continue reading Council exploring all options for Ulverston library service

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