Twenty zones with 20mph speed limits are set to be introduced in Westmorland and Furness in 2025. According to the council, following a consultation process that involved more than 3,000 ...

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

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 ...

Scotland is due to be the worst-affected part of the UK, with most of the country engulfed in snow. From Edinburgh to the Highlands, dustings will fall at rates between 2-5cm/hr. By 6pm on the 17th, ...

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

The improvements are aimed at encouraging more people to leave their cars at home, the council says. It follows a number of serious accidents at the junction near Kendal. A council says 20 of its ...

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 ...

Westmorland and Furness Council has been awarded the funding by Active Travel England to develop new schemes to encourage people to reduce their reliance on cars. The scheme will focus on Barrow ...

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