AN ‘abusive’ man has been sentenced after he assaulted a police sergeant on a drunken night out in Barrow. Jacob Pettitt, of Head Cragg, Kirkby-in-Furness, pleaded guilty to common assault of an ...

PLANS are afoot to convert a redundant church in the centre of Penrith into six residential flats. The United Reformed Church on Lowther Street could be converted into six two and three-bedroomed ...

The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust may be unable to deliver 'comprehensive care' due to significant pressures.

A housing developer has appealed after Westmorland and Furness Council denied planning permission for 38 new homes in Barrow.

Mulberry Homes has submitted an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate after a council refused a planning application ...

The announcement of a potential mayoral election for Cumbria is likely to spring a four-way electoral battle in the county.

The county is widely synonymous with the Lake District, but the two 'halves' of Cumberland and Westmorland, once again ...

A wall of snow stretching from Northern Ireland to Germany is forecast for noon on February 20. As well as snowfall, the mercury is predicted to fall dramatically, with bitter -2C or -3C temperatures ...

The appeal was launched with a donation of £50,000 from Westmorland and Furness Council and has been added to by individuals, community fundraising events, local groups, businesses and charities.

BAE SYSTEMS’ plans for a new research and development facility, security works and training sites have been given the go-ahead in recent months.

Cumbria's Westmorland and Furness is the fifth-worst area in England for empty properties, according to government data analysed by campaign group Action on Empty Homes. The area, part of which ...