Clinicians across UHMBT will be sharing information and advice about falls prevention during national Falls Awareness Week from Monday 18 September to Friday 22 September 2023. Falls Awareness Week is an annual event designed to help prevent older and frail people from suffering falls. UHMBT does a huge amount of work to prevent falls as… Continue reading UHMBT backs national Falls Awareness Week

Westmorland and Furness Council’s Cabinet have approved a plan to reduce the number of children and young people entering the youth justice system. The Westmorland and Furness Council Youth Justice Plan sets out how the council intends to reduce First Time Entrants (FTE) into the justice system, as well as reoffending rates. They council’s Youth… Continue reading Plan to reduce youth offending in Westmorland and Furness approved

  We’re so happy with our new sound booth. Big thanks to Barrow BID Asda Foundation Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner www.hadfieldtrust.org.uk Bruce Corris Pete Sexton Carl Whittam .. look what you helped to create. Thank you so much! And we have more improvement’s yet to come in the new CandoFM home in Barrow Town… Continue reading CandoFM has a new sound bouth!!!!

Westmorland and Furness Council’s new Community Asset Transfer Policy will offer local groups and organisations the opportunity to apply for long term leases on council buildings for sustainable projects and initiatives that support Council Plan priorities. Two new key policies were approved at their cabinet meeting on 12 September.  The Disposal Policy and Community Asset… Continue reading Approved Council Community Asset Transfer Policy to Benefit Local Groups and Organisations

Young people in Westmorland and Furness facing financial barriers to traveling for education, learning and training are being urged to apply for a new grant scheme which goes live today (August 24). With funding of £500,000 earmarked, the 16 to 19 Education Travel Bursary Fund will support young people in Westmorland and Furness who are… Continue reading Grant scheme for travel to education and training launched

  Fly-tipping fines worth £1,250 have been issued in just one day after takeaway packaging, cardboard boxes and household rubbish were abandoned at a council recycling site. Officers at Westmorland and Furness Council issued fixed penalty notices to five individual people – for £250 each – after sifting for evidence in the mess left behind… Continue reading Council fines fly-tippers £1,250 in one day

  The asthma Digital Health Passport is a new digital app to help children, young people and carers with self-management of asthma, and provides learning resources and education to improve knowledge and confidence. With the app you can: Access and share your asthma plan with family and friends when you need it. Track your symptoms,… Continue reading Young People can get smart about asthma this #AskAboutAsthma week

Westmorland and Furness Council has today (12 September) approved the construction of a new solar farm site in Barrow. Plans to fund and construct a 2MW solar farm site on council-owned land at Sandscale Park in Barrow were approved at a meeting of Cabinet. The solar farm will generate green electricity which will be used… Continue reading New solar farm site in Barrow gets green light