A COUNCIL chief has called on the government for future funding to recognise the ‘additional cost’ of rural areas.

THE Furness MP has confirmed that Team Barrow will be backed by a £200 million investment from the government. Michelle Scrogham, the Labour MP for Barrow and Furness, said the project would soon ...

THE majority of changes to waste services in Westmorland and Furness will be complete by the end of 2027. Westmorland and Furness Council say the first changes to a consistent service across the ...

The 'All the Gear' crew were trying to find out whether they could make it to the top of a lighthouse, with the Cumbrian landmark providing ...

Ulverston Town Council shared the update on Tuesday, with a 20-foot crane being used to set up and decorate the tree.

Bourne Ltd has submitted a planning application to Westmorland and Furness Council to convert a section of a single-storey building at Lakeland Leisure Park off Moor Lane in Flookburgh into a Burger ...

The Forty Winks 4 Furness will be taking place on November 30 at Barrow AFC, raising money for the Furness Homeless Support Group charity.

Morgan Rogers admits getting his first England senior call-up is a “pinch-me” moment but believes he can hit even bigger heights. Rogers has enjoyed quite the rise over the last 12 months, having left ...

LUCKY residents living in a postcode in a Barrow have scooped £1,000 in the daily postcode lottery. The People's Postcode Lottery announced on November 12 that ticket holders living in the LA13 9HR ...

A DOG who bit a woman causing her 'immense pain' will be put down, a judge has ruled. Nathaniel Shaw, of Low White Close, Barrow, was sentenced at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday after ...

The Dickensian Festival in Ulverston is making a change this year by providing a new play free of charge. Thanks to the Ulverston Amateur Operatic Society, crowds will be entertained by a production ...

An annual festive event in Furness has been saved after the parish council got involved. It was previously said in October that the Askam and Ireleth events committee would no longer be able to ...