Cumbrian racehorse trainer Lizzie Quinlan is gearing up to take a team of horses to Cartmel races this weekend.   “We don’t normally have three or four wagons going to one meeting – but we do at Cartmel. It takes a lot of organizing and logistics with horses and staff,” says Lizzie who runs the… Continue reading Trainer praises the magic of Cartmel racecourse

Young people in Westmorland and Furness will again this year receive support to access education and training Following a successful pilot scheme in 2023/24, Westmorland and Furness Council’s Cabinet has approved £300,000 spend to continue the 16-19 Education Travel Bursary programme. The scheme is aimed at supporting 16 to 19-year-olds pay for transport for educational… Continue reading Grant scheme returns to help young people travel for education, learning and training

Students in Year 5 at St James’ CofE Junior School in Hindpool, Barrow have helped design the branding for ‘Happy Hopeful Hindpool’ – part of the Home Office’s three phase ‘Clear, Hold, Build’ initiative. The students were tasked with designing a logo and name that represented the aims of the initiative back in May and… Continue reading Students create branding for ‘Happy Hopeful Hindpool’

A new recruitment hub has been launched to recruit urgently needed foster carers across Cumbria and Lancashire. The Regional Fostering Recruitment and Retention Hub, created as part of a £1.2m successful regional bid between Blackburn with Darwen Council, Blackpool Council, Cumberland Council, Westmorland and Furness Council, and Lancashire County Council to boost foster care recruitment… Continue reading New hub launches to recruit foster carers

Eight defendants have been jailed in the past week – including five yesterday (15 July) – for their role in a conspiracy to supply Class A drugs in Barrow and Manchester. The group have been convicted of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine between the dates of September 2022 and January 2023. Last week… Continue reading Barrow County Lines drug supply case sees eight defendants jailed

Specially trained tobacco dogs have accompanied Westmorland and Furness Trading Standards and Cumbria Police to retail premises across the Furness area, in a bid to tackle the supply and demand of illegal tobacco products. Sniffer dogs Pippa and Louis provided by Wagtail UK, uncovered thousands of packets of illegal cigarettes, hand rolling tobacco and vapes… Continue reading Sniffer dogs uncover £7000 of hidden illicit tobacco

Police are investigating a burglary where bespoke items of jewellery were stolen from a property on Windrush Crescent, Barrow. The incident is thought to have occurred sometime in June 2024. The items of jewellery are of sentimental value to the victim. Officers are keen to hear from anyone who has knowledge of the whereabouts of… Continue reading Local Appeal – Burglary, bespoke items of jewellery stolen from Windrush Crescent, Barrow

Police are investigating a theft after a moped was stolen from Barrow on the morning of 22 June at around 1:30am. The Neco moped, reg: PE23 JVN, (pictured) is black with yellow, red and green coloured stripes on the front and was stolen from Ainslie Street, by the junction of Settle Street. The suspect was seen heading… Continue reading Local Appeal – Moped stolen from Ainslie Street, Barrow