Council takes significant step towards more sustainable future with new Electric Vehicle Strategy Westmorland and Furness Council has taken a significant step towards a more sustainable future with the agreement on Part One of its new Electric Vehicle Strategy. A new electric vehicle strategy which outlines the council’s commitment to promoting the uptake of electric… Continue reading Driving change for Westmorland and Furness

During December, we encourage people to send Christmas cards to residents in local care homes and day centres. People are asked to include a message alongside their greetings. The idea is that reading the card helps to start conversations and bring back happy memories. You can find your local care home in the dropdown lists… Continue reading As Christmas approaches, will you be sending festive cards?

Older people across Cumbria are worried about the winter ahead with many unable to afford to heat their homes. Andrew Purvis, 72, said: “I worry about using electricity. The price of it is scary.” Many older Cumbrians are forced to choose between heating and eating during winter and this year will be extra tough due… Continue reading Reducing the fear of the Cumbrian winter

Kelly Cornwell, a newly-registered Mental Health Nurse, has faced a year like no other. Her husband Kevin, a humanitarian aid worker, was taken captive by the Taliban in January 2023 whilst working in Afghanistan. Two weeks later Kelly, 49, had to undergo emergency surgery, spending five weeks at home in Lancashire recovering from her operation.… Continue reading Wife of British aid worker imprisoned by Taliban receives ‘Most Inspirational Student’ award at her graduation

Police are investigating a burglary which occurred between 11 November at 6pm and 12 November at 10am at Rydal Road, Ulverston. An unknown suspect has forced entry a shed on an allotment. No items have been removed from the shed, however the suspect has used the log burner located within the shed and moved items… Continue reading Local Appeal – Burglary Rydal Road, Ulverston

Cumbria Police is appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage as officers investigate a road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian on Friday 24 November. The collision occurred on Duke Street, Barrow at around 10:25am. It was reported that a woman her 80s had been struck by an orange/red Citroën C1. The pedestrian has… Continue reading Appeal for witnesses following collision involving a pedestrian

Women are being urged to accept NHS cervical screening invites after new figures show three in 10 of those eligible for screening do not take up the potentially life-saving offer. The NHS Cervical Screening Programme, England 2022-2023 annual report, published by NHS England, found that 68.7 per cent of 25 to 64 year-olds had attended screening within… Continue reading Women urged to take up offer of vital cervical screenings as attendance drops across Lancashire and South Cumbria

Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall, has chosen two nominations to receive his Bravery Award and commends a third at the Chief Constable Awards. PC Glenn Myerscough and PC Michael Bolton received the first Bravery Award for their valiant rescue of a vulnerable, missing woman from a Lake near Askam in Furness on… Continue reading PFCC chooses joint winners to receive his Bravery Award