Pre-schoolers at Broughton in Furness CE Primary School have been enjoying a new, accessible extension to the main school building, following an £875,000 investment to upgrade the nursery facilities. The works were funded by Westmorland and Furness Council and began with the removal of a dilapidated portacabin style nursery building that was no longer fit… Continue reading Nursery children benefit from £875,000 building investment

Key stakeholders in the £2.9 million project to build a 40-place Alternative Provision in Barrow have been visiting the Channelside site this week, to witness the completion of the foundation and groundwork stage. Following the preparatory work to excavate the ground before structural building can begin, contractors are now working on the raft preparation including… Continue reading Groundworks in final stages at Barrow Alternative Provision

Two brothers have appeared in court charged with Class A drugs supply today (24 May) and been remanded in custody until their next court appearance in a month’s time.   Brad-Lee Dutton, 20, and Harrison Dutton, 18, of Barrow were both arrested after officers executed a warrant at their home address under the Misuse of… Continue reading Barrow brothers charged with supplying Class A drugs

Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (Commissioner) David Allen attended an event at The Line on Thursday 23 May to promote the improvements made to make the area feel safer. The work has been made possible after a successful bid to the Home Office’s Safer Streets Fund Round Five by the Office of the Police Fire… Continue reading Event highlights improvements made to The Line

A fabulous free fun day for all the family is in store at Barrow Market on Friday 31 May. Local traders, entertainers, culture and much more will available at the market’s next outdoor market event, which is being held from 10am to 4pm as part of the national Love Your Local Market Fortnight 2024. The… Continue reading Special events to show love for local market

Police are investigating the theft of a VW Transporter which was taken from Biggar Bank Road, Walney on Friday 17th May after 3pm. The vehicles VRM is YH07 GWU. Anyone with information relating to this incident or has seen the vehicle can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it , quoting incident number 242 of 19 May 2024. You… Continue reading Local Appeal – Theft of VW Transporter from Biggar Bank Road, Walney

A team of volunteers have transformed a railway station in Cumbria after customers requested improvements. Twenty-two people pitched in at Ulverston station over six hours to clean and repaint the underpass, handrails and stairs, replace the old wooden doors on the platform and scrape up chewing gum. The volunteers came from the train operator Northern,… Continue reading ‘New lease of life’: Volunteers transform Northern station following customer feedback

A multi-agency coordination group has been set up overnight as partner agencies deal with localised flooding in Cumbria following persistent rainfall. A number of properties have been affected in the Stockdalewath area, with one property evacuated. A number of flood warnings are in place and updates on these can be found on the Environment Agency… Continue reading Multi-agency group set up following localised flooding

Talented maths pupils from Chetwynde School have secured silver and bronze medals in a national competition. The 15 students from Years 7 and 8 have achieved outstanding results in the UK Junior Maths Challenge, which recognizes the brightest young mathematical minds across the country. The UK Maths Trust organises the event to encourage critical thinking,… Continue reading Chetwynde maths stars medal in National contest