CandoFM will be having lots of guests for Barrow Music#2 which will be running from 29th Sep to 2nd Oct. It will be an exciting and vibrant weekend of multi-genre live music …. for all residents of and visitors to Barrow-in-Furness …. alongside a Music Industry conference for young people. Tune into CandoFM or listen… Continue reading Barrow Music Week
Trading Standards Officers from Cumbria County Council joined forces with Cumbria Police on Wednesday 21 September as part of North West National Rogue Trader Day – aimed at tackling rogue practices and raising awareness of the dangers linked to engaging with cold-callers who knock on doors. Officers participated in multi-agency road stop checks in Barrow,… Continue reading Operation Rogue Trader – Avoid Cold-Callers!
A new programme to support older adults and particularly those with or at risk of long-term health conditions, to be more active is set to launch in Cumbria. Live Longer Better is a national programme led by former Chief Knowledge officer to the NHS Sir Muir Gray. The movement aims to enable people to live… Continue reading Active Cumbria announces new programme to support older adults in Cumbria to be more active
Cumbria County Council has submitted a planning application for a multi-million-pound outdoor community and environmental education centre which forms part of the ambitious #BrilliantBarrow programme. The move marks a milestone in the ongoing development of the centre which forms part of the #BrilliantBarrow Community Hubs project and is proposed for a site owned by Cumbria… Continue reading Planning application submitted for ambitious #BrilliantBarrow outdoor centre
The rest of this week is looking changeable and rather cool for many with a spell of strong winds and heavy rain on Friday. On Thursday there will be some sunny spells with scattered showers before the jet stream, strengthened by the warm tropical air pushed northwards by Hurricane Ian, sweeps an area of low pressure… Continue reading Wet and windy end to the week
Cumbria County Council, working with Barrow Borough Council, are progressing with the first phase of Barrow Waterside project (formally known as Marina Village). In November 2021, Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (CLEP), agreed to invest £5.5 million of its Getting Building Fund provided by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Housing and Local Government… Continue reading Barrow Waterside project progress update
ONE of Barrow’s most historic streets is to undergo work to enhance its public spaces as part of the larger scheme to restore it to its former glory. Duke Street will be at the centre of an 18 week programme of works which start this week to extend footways on the North East side of Duke… Continue reading Improvements to historic Barrow street set get underway
Tony Callister DriveTime with John Rennie, Dystopia – Barrow Music Weekend INSTRUCTIONS FOR LA14 LIVE. 1. Buy tickets here: https://barrowmusic.co.uk/project/la14-live/ 2. Choose one of the following venues and turn up to watch first band just before they hit the stage at 7pm: The Meeting Place, Labour Club, The Lounge Bar, Barrow Underground Music Society… Continue reading Tony Callister DriveTime with John Rennie, Dystopia – Barrow Music Weekend
Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Peter McCall today launches RISE, an early intervention child mentoring scheme (10-17yr old) to help prevent vulnerable young people experiencing problems. In 2021, the Constabulary’s Child Centred Policing Team (CCPT) received 1300 referrals of young people facing childhood trauma and vulnerability. A large proportion of referrals had links to violence,… Continue reading PCC launches new early intervention child mentoring scheme
The Safer Road Fund programme is a £7.9m investment to reduce casualties on routes identified by the Department for Transport as the county’s historically most dangerous A-roads. A range of work has already taken place over recent years to improve safety on the five routes by upgrading them with features including LED cats eyes, high-reflectivity… Continue reading Average speed cameras will improve safety on Lancashire’s highest risk roads