New data published by Active Cumbria shows that 3,400 players from 117 schools used the virtual Street Tag app to keep physically active during 2022. Collectively players using the app walked 925,000,000 steps, travelled 1,006,545 miles and collected 1,900,000 tags. Street Tag is a mobile app that turns the world around the user into a… Continue reading 117 schools in Cumbria are keeping active with the virtual Street Tag app

Police are investigating after abuse was shouted at a person living at a house in Franklin Street, Barrow. A garden gate at the house was also damaged during a number of incidents, which happened between February 22 and February 26. A group of teenagers, said to be dressed in black and aged between 14 and… Continue reading Local Appeal – Investigation after abuse shouted in Franklin Street, Barrow

Police investigating a case of man who has been missing for over 30 years are widening their appeal to the Dundee area after a reported sighting in the mid-2000s. Keith Woodburn was reported missing in February 1990. Mr Woodburn, who would now be aged 58, was last seen by family members in the summer of… Continue reading Appeal for information in the Dundee area in long-term missing person investigation

Householders not eligible for the £400 energy bills support payment can apply to an alternative scheme from today (Monday). The Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS Alternative Funding) is a one-off £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households not eligible for the main EBS £400 payment paid directly by government to energy suppliers and credited… Continue reading Alternative energy support scheme opens today

A drug dealer has been jailed after being caught with crack cocaine following a proactive police stop in Barrow. Antonio Cabob, aged 25, of Ramsden Street, Barrow, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on 22 February to three years in prison for possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A. Officers uncovered… Continue reading Barrow drug dealer jailed for three years

Please note that many schools are not fully closing due to strike action, but will remain partially open for some year groups. Schools are making this clear in their entry on the council’s School Closure notification system at https://cumbria.gov.uk/school_closures/. Please can you ensure that in your reporting you are clear where a school is fully closed,… Continue reading Schools industrial action

The Shadow Authority for Westmorland and Furness Council’s Cabinet has today agreed recommendations for the new council’s budget, including changes to council tax and spending plans for the next five years. The recommendations will be considered at the meeting of the Westmorland and Furness Shadow Authority meeting on 7 March, where a final decision will… Continue reading Cabinet recommends budget for new Council

History, memories and an historic spring tide ritual are to be explored in film screenings at Piel View House. Full of Noises (FON), one of Barrow-in-Furness’ Arts Council Portfolio organisations, is partnering with Artspace Cumbria to present two film screenings in FON’s base in Piel View House, Barrow Park. The first of the films is… Continue reading Film Screenings in Piel View House