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One last two-bedroomed affordable home is available for sale in the beautiful village of Kirkby Stephen. The semi-detached property is on the popular Maytree Homes development in the Christian Head area of the town.

Westmorland and Furness Council hosted a Landlord's Forum event at Penrith Town Hall on Thursday 6 July 2023. The free event equipped attendees with the latest industry and regulatory knowledge.

Heritage restoration works are under way to protect an historic pub on a remote island off the Furness Peninsula.

More than 20 business leaders from Penrith and the surrounding area met together as part of a joint initiative between Westmorland and Furness Council’s Economic Development and Regeneration Team and Cumbria Chamber of Commerce. 

Westmorland & Furness Council’s Cabinet has given its unanimous backing to the Penrith Business Improvement District (BID), as local businesses take part in a ballot to secure a proposed third 5-year term for the organisation.

Growth and housing investment opportunities in the Furness peninsula and the wider Westmorland and Furness area were showcased at the House of Lords.

The Council is inviting landlords to its free Landlord's Forum event, taking place in Penrith on Thursday 6 July 2023.

A once-in-a-generation scheme to transform part of Barrow’s town centre is to go ahead after planning permission for a key aspect of the project was secured.

Projects aimed at supporting businesses and communities in Westmorland and Furness are set to be funded to the tune of £9.4 million.

A new programme to support heritage work in Barrow will launch next month.