DALTON’S town centre is undergoing a series of improvements to enhance the public space and make the area more attractive for everyone to enjoy. Market Street in Dalton will benefit from new planters, trees and benches within the shopping area and a noticeboard in Tudor Square. The works, being carried out by local company Charnley’s,… Continue reading Improvements get underway in Dalton town centre thanks to funding scheme

People living across Lancashire and South Cumbria are being urged to use health services appropriately ahead of NHS industrial action planned by junior doctors next week. The British Medical Association (BMA) and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) gained a national mandate for strike action and members will begin their 72-hour strike on the… Continue reading Significant disruption to health services expected during upcoming NHS industrial action

Police are investigating a theft of a motorbike – a white Honda MSX 125cc. The incident occurred at 00:45am on Wednesday 8th April 2023 on Harrogate Street, Barrow. Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it , quoting incident number 60 of 8/3/2023. You can also phone on 101. Alternatively you… Continue reading Local Appeal – Theft of a motorbike Harrogate Street, Barrow

      Digital infrastructure, both fixed line broadband and mobile connectivity, is increasingly critical for all residents, businesses and visitors in Cumbria. Since launching the Digital Infrastructure Strategy in November 2020, Cumbria County Council has made significant progress in delivering projects and programmes to improve connectivity across the county. An update report has been… Continue reading Cumbria County Council celebrates progress on its digital infrastructure strategy and success of community gigabit broadband

Talented pupils will see their artwork displayed on billboards after winning a competition to encourage residents across the borough to recycle. Primary school-aged children were invited by Barrow Borough Council to design a poster to help highlight how people can recycle well to help reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill. The two winning… Continue reading Young artists win billboard competition

The Met Office has issued an amber warning for snow covering an area from the south of the Peak District up to the North Pennines, valid from 1500 Thursday to 1200 Friday. The area at risk of snow transitions north as milder air moves northward, with 10-20cm of snow likely to fall across much of… Continue reading Amber Warning for Snow Issued for Central and Northern England