Sellafield Ltd’s UAV team is celebrating after winning a Nuclear Manufacturing Award and being shortlisted for two Engineering and Manufacturing Awards. From left to right: Samuel Jay, Luke Henley, Amanda Smith, Niall Paterson, Adrian Johnson, Sellafield Ltd The team that manages Sellafield’s fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has been recognised for their work this… Continue reading Award winning nuclear drone team are flying high

Burton in Kendal Services is currently closed to the public and is likely to remain closed for some time following an incident in the early hours of this morning (21 Oct).   Police were contacted at 2.14am this morning to a report that a number of offenders wearing balaclavas had arrived at the service station… Continue reading Burton in Kendal Services closed as police investigate incident

Police are investigating cases of criminal damage and theft which took place overnight on the 9 October 2023 in Walney Channel, Barrow-in-Furness. During the incidents various items have been stolen from boats in the area. Officers appealing for anyone who may have witnessed this or anyone who has any information relating the incidents to contact… Continue reading Local Appeal – Criminal damage and theft Walney Channel, Barrow

Barrow will now benefit from two new Community Beat Officers who joined the Neighbourhood Policing Team in September. PC Hannah While returned to the role in mid-September and will be covering the Ormsgill, Parkside and Hawcoat areas. She has already been into some of the local schools and arranged to take part in some community… Continue reading Two new Community Beat Officers join the Barrow Neighbourhood Policing Team

Police tackling suspected organised crime in Cumbria seized £360,000 in cash as well as drugs with a street value of £230,000 – in just three days. Five arrests were made in connection with the individual seizures of money, cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis as officers continued the work that goes on all-year-round to prevent drugs getting… Continue reading Cumbria Police seize £360,000 in cash and drugs worth £230,000 in just three days

  A community’s efforts to fill their town with colour for Cumbria in Bloom 2023 have been rewarded. Barrow-in-Furness won a silver award in the Pride in Your Community category of this year’s county-wide horticultural awards. The High Sheriff of Cumbria, Samantha Scott, presented the certificate to Marie Richards, Interim Senior Manager, Outdoor and Leisure… Continue reading Cumbria in Bloom says “Well done, Barrow!”

A treasure map for young adventurers and their families has been launched by Westmorland and Furness Council to celebrate a town’s heritage. Free to collect from locations in town, the trail is designed to encourage children and family members to head outside and have fun together while navigating the streets of Barrow and collecting treasures… Continue reading Free treasure trail launched for shipyard town

From 31 October 2023, all postal and proxy vote applicants must provide a National Insurance Number in order to verify their identity. The applicant’s name, address, date of birth and National Insurance Number will then be checked against the Department of Works and Pensions (DWP) database. If the application fails to match with DWP data,… Continue reading New ID requirements for postal and proxy votes

An operation targeting rural crime within Cumbria was held on Monday (16 October). Operation Checkpoint saw officers from across Cumbria join partners from the Environment Agency and Westmorland and Furness environmental protection, National Rural Crime Unit and DVSA for a day of activity. This operation allows partners to work collaboratively to prevent and tackle rural… Continue reading Operation Checkpoint sees over 70 vehicles stopped and arrests made