Road safety checks that were carried out around schools in Dalton and Askam have been praised after no issues were found with parking or speeding. Officers carried out checks at four schools in the ...

Ahead of Remembrance services this month, the Langdale's branch of the Royal British Legion installed 97 poppies in honour of local people.

Six new apartments could be created above a bathroom showroom in Barrow under new plans submitted to Westmorland and Furness Council. The proposal seeks permission to convert the vacant upper floors ...

A HIGHWAY Maintenance worker is likely to lose his job for driving whilst under the influence of cocaine, a court heard.

Two new community beat officers have joined Barrow’s neighbourhood policing team to help tackle local issues and strengthen ties with residents. PC Bryony Kenny and PC Sam Parkinson have taken up ...

The school, which originally opened in 1625, is fundraising to bring in £200,000 so that it can serve the community for the next 400 years.

Businesses in the area are being asked to dress up their shop windows to get in the spirit of the returning festival.

A TEENAGER has avoided an immediate custodial sentence after he was caught with over 300 indecent images of children – including one of a ...

South Cumbria received the second highest number of formal complaints about dental care last year, new data has revealed.

Organised by the Barrow Holiday Inn Express branch, the appeal will support Animal Welfare Furness and Ormsgill Stronger Together.

David Allen, Cumbria's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, is holding a surgery for public discussions. This will take place in the upstairs gallery of Kendal Library, Stricklandgate, on Wednesday ...

A 70-year-old man has been named Cumbria's 'Local Hero' in recognition of his efforts to tackle loneliness. Terry Peate, from Cockermouth, was crowned Cumbria's Local Hero by Churchill Living as part ...