Councillors have endorsed preliminary designs for a new cycling, walking and wheeling route along Abbey Road in Barrow. A meeting of Westmorland and Furness Council’s Furness Locality Board, which is made up of councillors representing the Barrow area, agreed this week (12 July) the new cycleway option along Abbey Road should be in the footway… Continue reading Abbey Road active travel scheme backed by councillors
Judges from Cumbria in Bloom have visited Barrow after the town entered the prestigious annual contest for the first time in more than 15 years. The panel enjoyed a tour of floral displays and planting in the town centre as well as a guided walk around the 45-acre Thomas Mawson-designed Barrow Park; a tree-filled oasis… Continue reading Cumbria in Bloom judges enjoy tour of Barrow for first time in more than 15 years
A new bus pass giving young people greater freedom to travel for less in Westmorland and Furness and beyond is being launched this week. The A2B Now card is a reduced fare bus travel card for 5-20 year olds living in Westmorland and Furness outside school travel times. Costing £70,000 and aimed at reducing transport… Continue reading New bus pass scheme is just the ticket
Join the Summer Reading Challenge from Saturday 15 July. The challenge begins Saturday 15 July 2023, and runs until mid-September. The challenge is simple; children aged between 4 – 11 read six books, or other literature of their choice, over the summer holidays and come back to the library to share what they’ve read. There… Continue reading Libraries take part in the Summer Reading Challenge with free activities for families
Police are appealing for information following a collision on the A592 near Windermere. Officers were called to the collision at 10.38pm last night ( July 15 ). It involved a black Land Rover and a red Ford Fiesta and happened near the entrance to the Storrs Hall Hotel. The driver of the Fiesta was taken… Continue reading Police appeal for information following collision near Windermere
New campaign launched to encourage older people to use their free bus pass to meet friends and family, rediscover local attractions, and get their ‘culture fix from 66’ Drive to increase bus travel will boost wellbeing for older and disabled people, support sustainable bus services and help grow the economy Latest statistics show a 36%… Continue reading New campaign to boost free bus travel this summer
Officer are repeating a warning people to be on their guard for scam phone calls to people in Cumbria from fraudsters. The scams fit the pattern of what are known as “courier frauds”, where fraudsters pretend to be officials such as police officers, HMRC officials or bank fraud teams. The scam differs slightly from call… Continue reading People urged to be on their guard from phone scams
Industrial action by the RMT union is set to disrupt thousands of Northern customers next week, as the first of three strikes in July gets underway. RMT members will walk out on Thursday 20 and Saturday 22 July, bringing all but a handful of Northern’s services across the North of England to a halt. A… Continue reading More RMT strikes on the way next week: Northern advises customers of very limited services
The operators of a successful South Cumbrian wind farm are celebrating the scheme’s tenth birthday. Banks Renewables’ Armistead Wind Farm, which sits to the east of the M6 between junctions 36 and 37, has generated around 308,355 MWh of clean, green electricity since it came online a decade ago. This is enough to meet the… Continue reading Tenth Birthday Landmark For Armistead Wind Farm
Police are investigating a commercial burglary which occurred on 1 July 2023 at 4:52pm, at The Flying Fleece in Ambleside. Cash was stolen during the incident. Officers would like to speak with the person pictured as part of their investigation. Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it , quoting incident… Continue reading Cumbria Police appeal: Burglary in Ambleside
