Following new lines of enquiry, police are appealing for information regarding a reported public order incident. The incident occurred on Raleigh Street, Barrow, on the junction on Wordsworth Street, at 9:20pm on Sunday 8th October. The incident involved two men and two teenage females aged 14 and 15. The report is of the men stopping… Continue reading Local Appeal – Public order incident Raleigh Street, Barrow

Police release Forensic Artist’s image in effort to identify man found deceased on Roa Island   At just after 2pm on 30 April 2023, Furness Coastguard contacted Cumbria Police to report that the body of a man had washed up at Roa Island, south of Rampside, Barrow-in-Furness.   Efforts to identify who the man is… Continue reading Police release Forensic Artist’s image in effort to identify man found deceased on Roa Island

  Train companies stand with veterans to provide them with free rail travel across the country as the nation pauses in remembrance Royal British Legion fundraising volunteers also given free travel to raise money for veterans.  Military personnel and veterans attending services of remembrance next month can travel to and from the events by train… Continue reading Rail industry announces support for military personnel and veterans to attend remembrance services

AN invitation to tender is to be issued this week as part of an exciting project to create a new activity and leisure facility in Millom and Haverigg. Activating Community Health is one of four projects that make up the Millom Town Deal which secured £20.6m from the Government’s Town’s Fund last year alongside a… Continue reading Exciting Leisure Project is moving forward

Westmorland & Furness Council’s three locality boards have agreed their priorities for £300k of Strong & Connected Communities funding over a range of programmes aimed at supporting improvements in their respective communities. The locality boards for Furness, Eden and South Lakes, who were allocated £100k each, met last week to approve proposals for allocating their… Continue reading Priorities for £300k of Strong & Connected Communities funding agreed

Officers in Barrow’s Neighbourhood Policing Team have been targeting hotspots for anti-social behaviour and other issues in Barrow this week (23-29 October). As part of the week-long initiative, which coincides with school half term, officers have been conducting additional afternoon and evening patrols in areas in Barrow where there have been increased reports of ASB.… Continue reading Barrow’s Neighbourhood Policing Team target ASB issues

A blackmailer who falsely told distraught pet owners he had found their lost animals before demanding cash for their safe return has been jailed for 3 years 8 months. Brandon Woolveridge, 24, previously of Melbourne Street, Barrow In Furness, Cumbria preyed on distressed people who had posted social media appeals after their dogs or cats… Continue reading Blackmailer who demanded money in return for pets jailed for over 3 years