Local Government Secretary confirms plans to establish new unitary councils in Cumbria The move will help ensure local people and businesses receive the high quality services they deserve Plans will now be laid before Parliament for approval Cumbria has taken an important step forward with plans for new unitary councils, following approval from Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick. Two… Continue reading Next steps for new unitary council in Cumbria
Barrow Culture strives to celebrate the creativity of our community, and today is the last day to enter their Design a Skateboard competition. Kieran (Barrer Cvlt) explains how to join in and win a fantastic prize, plus chats with Mai about the artistic side of skateboarding. Join in at https://barraculture.org.uk/ Tune into Mai in the… Continue reading Mai in the Afternoon with Kieran (Barrer Cvlt) 21July
On the show this Saturday from 4pm, Gilli is joined by Debbie Wilde, chaplain at Furness General Hospital and Ian Dewar, lead chaplain for the Morecambe Bay Trust. They are talking about the Lancaster Health Festival which is happening this Thurs 29th July to 1st August. The festival, which has the title of The… Continue reading Memories in Music Saturday 24th July 2021
Chatting to Pete on The Pete Speical this Friday will be DJ Enigma who provides an update into his life during lockdown whilst producing his debut EP Poly-anna which will be available in Sept. The first single from this is released in 30th July entitled ‘Turn Up’. Tune into the Pete Special every Monday… Continue reading The Pete Special with DJ Enigma 23 Jul 21
Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall, Cumbria Constabulary and local partners are developing a countywide intervention plan, following on from recent research on hate crimes experienced in the county. The survey, funded by Police Science, Technology, Analysis and Research initiative, asked residents about their experiences of hate crime in the last twelve months… Continue reading PCC develops intervention plan from recommendations made in recent Hate Crime research
A Yellow Weather warning has been issued by the MetOffice for Rain between 00:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 24 Jul 2021 and 23:59 (UTC+1) on Sun 25 Jul 2021. Heavy rain and thundery showers may lead to flooding and transport disruption in some places over the weekend. What to expect There is a small chance… Continue reading Yellow warning for North West England – Rain
Police are investigating an attempted burglary which occurred at approximately 1.30am on 20th July 2021pm on Victoria Road. It was reported that a male tried to gain entry to the property through an open window, he was disturbed by the owner and left in the direction of Princess Street. Anyone who witnessed this incident or has… Continue reading Local Appeals – Attempted burglary Victoria Road, Ulverston
Cumbria Police has launched an online ‘live chat’ function as part of improvements to modernise the way the public can contact officers. The live chat will allow people to contact the police regarding non-emergency matters, without having to pick up the phone, during our peak demand times, 9am – 9pm. Currently, there are already… Continue reading Public encouraged to use new ‘Live Chat’ to report non-emergencies
Police are releasing CCTV images in an incident of shoplifting at Aldi Ulverston that occurred on 10th July 2021 at around 1:20pm. Officers are looking to speak with the person pictured to assist with their investigations. Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/reportit , quoting incident number 102 of 10th July 2021. You can also phone on… Continue reading CCTV appeal – Shoplifting Ulverston
Residents across the borough are being urged to look out for one another as legal restrictions related to Covid are lifted today. Mask wearing and social distancing are no longer mandatory as the nation moves into Stage 4 of the Roadmap out of Lockdown. Limits on the number of people allowed to socialise… Continue reading Community urged to take care of each other as Stage 4 of the Roadmap goes ahead