Cumbria Police are urging people not to send intimate pictures of themselves to strangers following a rise in recent weeks of reports of ‘sextortion’ offences in the county. Sextortion is a form of blackmail where people are persuaded to send intimate images of themselves by someone they have had contact with on social media, messaging… Continue reading Police issue advice over rise in sextortion cases

Cumbria’s Deputy Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (DPFCC), Mike Johnson, is urging motorists to be vigilant and look out for vulnerable road users in the county.   Cyclists, motorcyclists, animals and pedestrians, with a focus on children and the elderly, are all considered vulnerable road users. Tips to keep all road users safe include:  … Continue reading DPFCC urges motorists to take care of vulnerable road users

A man has been charged with burglary following two incidents at premises in Barrow in the early hours of Tuesday morning (29 August). Nicholas Besim, 36, of Barrow has been charged with burglary, attempted burglary and theft. He has been remanded into custody and is due to appear before Barrow Magistrates Court today (30 August).

Westmorland and Furness Council Leader, Cllr Jonathan Brook, and Cabinet colleagues have joined a national housebuilder to discuss how to help more local people get on the property ladder. The Councillors were hosted by Persimmon at their Woodberry Heights and Carleton Meadows developments in Penrith, which are delivering over 500 new homes between them. The… Continue reading Council leaders see new homes taking shape

Police are appealing for witnesses or CCTV/Dashcam footage after a woman sadly died from her injuries after falling from her pedal cycle on Grange Fell Rd, Grange-Over-Sands on Monday 31 July 2023 at around 10:15am. The woman was riding in company with a man, and they were on touring-style bikes with several large, red panniers… Continue reading Police appeal for witnesses following pedal cycle incident in Grange

Folk rock legends Lindisfarne’s 2023 UK tour continues with a performance this September at The Forum, Barrow-in-Furness. It was Lindisfarne’s album ‘Fog on The Tyne’ that gave them their breakthrough in the UK. Topping the album charts early in 1972 for four weeks, the release remained on-chart for 56 weeks in total while “Meet Me on the Corner”,… Continue reading Folk rock icons Lindisfarne to play Barrow-in-Furness this September

Northern has released details of the most popular routes on its network for student commuters. Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire & West Yorkshire are riding high with large numbers of stations being used by students for their commute to school (highlighted in green on the map), while Merseyside, Tyne & Wear, South and East Yorkshire… Continue reading Heatmap reveals which counties across the North of England have the most students commuting by rail ahead of ‘back to school’ next week

The council will continue to provide key services over the Bank Holiday but some of its offices will be closed on Monday 28 August 2023. There will be a recorded out-of-hours message advising of the closure period and contact numbers for Highways, Homelessness, Adults and Children’s Social Care should anyone be calling about an emergency.… Continue reading Opening hours for August Bank Holiday