TWO events are taking place next month to showcase the work of emergency services to the community. Barrow Fire Station is holding an Open Day on Saturday, July 13 to highlight its team’s important role in the community, and the following day, Busher Walk in Kendal will host an Emergency Services Day, in which a… Continue reading Two events to showcase emergency services

An officer based in Barrow has been chosen as Cumbria’s Response Police Officer of the Year 2024. PC Bryony Kenny was nominated by her Inspector to represent Cumbria as a nominee for the national Response Police Officer of the Year, with the winner being announced on Wednesday (June 26). The national award recognises the role… Continue reading Cumbria’s Response Officer of the year 2024

Visits to heat exhaustion advice on the NHS website have more than doubled in the past 48 hours as temperatures surge in England. The warm weather comes at the same time as the NHS is facing major disruption with junior doctors launching industrial action from 7am tomorrow for five days. (7am Thursday 27 June until… Continue reading Views of NHS website heat health advice double as temperatures soar

Barrow Market traders are set to move into new temporary accommodation while work is carried out on the Market Hall. The traders will start moving into the specially-created temporary market later in the summer, retaining their reputation for excellent choice, value for money and great customer service in a fantastic, modern space. The temporary market… Continue reading Barrow Market set for temporary move

As part of a review of residential and nursing homes for adults, Westmorland and Furness Council is asking people to share their views on residential care at public drop-in engagement events this July. Through its contracts with independent social care providers, each year the council spends over £20 million providing residential care to nearly 800… Continue reading Drop-in and share your views on residential services for adults

The Armed Forces Day flag is now flying at Barrow, Kendal and Penrith, marking the start of Armed Forces Week 2024. The week is a chance to show support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community; from currently serving personnel to service families, veterans and cadets, and culminates in Armed… Continue reading Showing support for our Armed Forces

Residents in Westmorland and Furness are being urged to prepare ahead of the UK parliamentary general election taking place on Thursday 4 July. For the first time in a UK parliamentary general election, voters will need to show photographic ID to vote. Residents are advised to make sure they are ready to vote by checking… Continue reading Voters urged to check they have correct photographic ID ahead of upcoming general election

Year 8 pupils from Chetwynde School marked Refugee Week by stepping into the shoes of an asylum seeker at the Escape to Safety exhibition. The exhibition, hosted by Furness Multi-Cultural Community Forum & Youth Club at the Cooke’s Studios in Barrow, took students and staff on a journey to simulate aspects of the modern refugee… Continue reading Pupils discover life as an asylum seeker and refugee

Cumbria Police is appealing for the public’s help locating three men who have been convicted of Class A drug supply offences but have failed to attend court for sentencing.   The three men all failed to attend Carlisle Crown Court for sentencing on 31 May 2024. The court has issued a warrant for their arrest.… Continue reading WANTED: Have you seen these men?

FOUR decades of conservation action by volunteers and a charity is helping to protect one of the UK’s most botanically rich coastlines on the south coast of Cumbria. Sandscale Haws on the Duddon Estuary is a National Nature Reserve and under the care of the National Trust. Its golden sand dunes and wetlands support a… Continue reading National Trust and World Sand Dune Day – Saturday 29 June – SANDSCALE HAWS, SOUTH CUMBRIA