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Barrow is the place to be this spring and summer with a wide-ranging programme of creative, cultural and family events organised over the coming months.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund support for projects improving the lives of residents in Westmorland and Furness is to be extended for a further year.

The goal of making Barrow's Marina Village site a unique and sustainable residential neighbourhood in the heart of the town has moved closer.

A grant of £500,000 for major improvements has been approved by Borderlands Place Board and Investment Panel for the Roxy Collective in Ulverston.

Joint release from Westmorland & Furness Council, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NEN ICB) and Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (LSC ICB).

An additional 21,000 properties across Cumbria will be added to Project Gigabit.

World Social Work Week runs from Monday 17 to Friday 21 March 2025, and hosts World Social Work Day on Tuesday 18 March 2025.  

Advice and support for families, children, schools and communities after the recent incident in South Cumbria.

After the success of last year's events at the fantastic temporary Barrow Market, the first monthly market of 2025 will take place on Friday.

The programme offers an intensive 14-month training route for talented graduates looking to move into social work