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 SOUTH Cumbrian MP has urged local residents to sign a petition in a bid to protect an ‘at-risk’ Post Office in Barrow.

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 ...

FROM plans to build 53 homes on the outskirts of Penrith to the approval of converting a former Wilko store into a bar , here's the list ...