A new campaign promoting metal packaging recycling has been introduced by Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council. In a bid to improve kerbside recycling rates, households across the region are being encouraged to recycle their metal packaging including food and drinks cans, aluminium wrapping foil and foil trays, as well as empty aerosols and… Continue reading Cumbria residents encouraged to recycle their metal packaging

A consultation on the potential closure of North Walney Primary and Nursery School in Barrow-in-Furness has been launched. Westmorland and Furness Council is concerned about the decline in the number of pupils at the school and the resulting impact on the school’s financial position. As a result, the council is consulting on the school’s future,… Continue reading Consultation launched on closure of North Walney Primary School

  Millions of bus passengers across the country will continue to benefit from the £2 bus fare cap thanks to the Conservative Government’s long-term decision to redirect HS2 funding. Supported by almost £600 million of Conservative Government funding and boosted by redirected funding originally intended for HS2, bus fares will remain capped at £2 until… Continue reading Simon Fell MP welcomes £2 bus fare extension thanks to Conservative Government, bringing cheaper journeys for people across Barrow and Furness Constituency

  Following the clocks going back on Sunday 29 October, Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC), Peter McCall, is urging parents to keep themselves and their children visible when they are near and on the roads this winter.   Many of Cumbria’s rural roads do not have streetlights, reducing the visibility for drivers and… Continue reading Keeping our children safe on dark roads this winter

Works to make way for a major Barrow town centre regeneration project are to start in November. Barrow-based Leck Construction have been awarded the contract to demolish properties at 77/79, 81 and 83 Dalton Road, 10 Stephen Street and 1,2,3 and 4 The Ginnel on behalf of Westmorland and Furness Council as part of its… Continue reading Preparation works to start on town centre regeneration scheme

Today Barrow & Furness MP, Simon Fell, GSK and Westmorland & Furness Council launched Cumbria LAMP – their proposals for a life sciences and advanced manufacturing park clustered around the GSK facility in Ulverston.   In a roundtable meeting with the Minister for Life Sciences, George Freeman MP, Cumbria LAMP was officially launched.   Following… Continue reading Simon Fell MP drives future life sciences park to Ulverston

A man who lied to a court to get bail, telling a judge that his infant son was so unwell that he’d had to undergo multiple invasive brain surgeries, has been jailed for more than two years.   Carl Sumner, 40, of Barrow was due to begin trial for perverting the course of justice yesterday… Continue reading Man who lied to court about his child being seriously ill to gain bail is jailed for perverting the course of justice

Police are investigating an incident of a racially aggravated hate crime that occurred during the Barrow AFC V Morecambe FC  football match in Barrow tonight (31 October). A 70-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated Section 4a Public Order Act and remains in police custody. Any hate related incidents will not be… Continue reading Officers make arrest following hate incident in Barrow

The latest national 999 call answering figures have shown Cumbria Constabulary to be one of the top-performing forces for emergency call answering. Each month national 999 call answering figures are published, with the September figures released this week. Figures: 999 performance data | Police.uk (www.police.uk) The figures show that Cumbria Constabulary are the second-best performing… Continue reading Cumbria Constabulary continues to be one of the best forces for emergency call answering times

A burglary occurred on 30th October 2023 at approximately 6.30pm at an address in Haverthwaite, Ulverston. A young male was seen running from the direction of the property towards a grey/silver hatchback and with another male driving who a witness has heard shouting with a Merseyside accent. The victim has heard a car alarm going… Continue reading Local Appeal – Burglary Haverthwaite, Ulverston