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Libraries call for Barrow Shipyard workers and local veterans to share memories, stories, and items as part of Memory Lane Project.

A new scheme to support looked after children, foster carers and their families has been launched in Cumbria.

Council announces applications are open for its new Greening Businesses Scheme.

Westmorland and Furness Council has been awarded £370,000 to carry out a major decarbonisation assessment across all 69 schools for which the council has responsibility. This follows the successful application for a Low Carbon Skills Fund (LCSF) grant from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Tim Bloomer is the newly elected Westmorland and Furness Council Member for Grange and Cartmel after winning a by-election held in the ward on Thursday 17 October 2024.

Council launches survey to gather views on how it can best support third sector organisations.

The strategy sets out the council’s ambitions for the next four years.

Fostering can mean everything to those involved. That is the message of Cumbria Fostering’s emotive new short film, created in collaboration with over 100 councils.

This strategy is an essential building block of delivering the councils ‘Ambition for every child’.

The journey towards creating a new, inclusive community space linking people to nature at Earnse Bay on Walney has taken a significant step forward.