CandoFM, Greatest Hits Radio and Heart among the great British radio stations to be protected thanks to a new Bill in Parliament. The Conservative Government has introduced the Media Bill, which guarantees viewers and listeners in Barrow and Furness can still access quality British content on TV and radio as technology changes. This will mean… Continue reading Simon Fell Welcomes boost for Barrow and Furness’s Local Radio stations

 Church Walk Preschool is celebrating after being rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by education watchdog OFSTED. The setting was inspected in October, and the report published online on Tuesday, 14 November 2023. The result was especially impressive as former deputy manager Lorna Walker only took up her position as manager in September, after previous manager… Continue reading Church Walk Preschool Nursery rated Outstanding again

If you are inspired by the annual Giving Tuesday event on 28 November 2023, why not help the Bay Hospitals Charity, the charity for patients served by the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Furness General Hospital, Westmorland General Hospital and community services provided by UHMBT. Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that… Continue reading Remember Bay Hospitals Charity this Giving Tuesday 21 November 2023

  More than 10,000 Barrovians are being supported by Cumbria Community Foundation into volunteering and opportunities to build social connections thanks to the Government’s Know Your Neighbourhood Fund.   Over £1.1 million has been allocated by Cumbria Community Foundation to create high-quality volunteering opportunities and support for people experiencing, or at risk of loneliness in… Continue reading OVER 10,000 PEOPLE TO BENEFIT FROM LOCAL FUNDING IN BARROW TO TACKLE LONELINESS

There was a great turn-out for the Walk the Lights World Prematurity Day event at Furness General Hospitals (FGH) in Barrow and a grand total of £561.25 was raised. The event at 5pm on Friday 17 November raised funds for the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at FGH via Bay Hospitals Charity and the Bliss… Continue reading Great turn-out for Walk the Lights World Prematurity Day event in aid of Special Care Baby Unit

Transformational projects to improve Kendal town centre have been given a £13.5million cash boost. The Heart of Kendal project, which includes town centre regeneration schemes and improvements to connectivity along the River Kent, has been provisionally awarded up to £13,476,700 through the third round of the government’s Levelling Up Fund. This will build on existing… Continue reading Heart of Kendal project to receive £13.5million from Levelling Up Fund