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Drivers are being advised of the next scheduled full closure of Kirkstone Pass starting next week to carry out work as part of a multi-million pounds road safety project on the iconic Lakeland route

The event will feature free, family-friendly tennis activities as well as a first-look at the new courts.

Community Asset Transfer (CAT) Policy approved for Westmorland and Furness

Westmorland and Furness Council has today (12 September) approved the construction of a new solar farm site in Barrow.

A popular play park in Grange has been given a new lease of life – one of the first successes of a multi-million pound project to rejuvenate the area.

A community has joined together to celebrate the official reopening of a 'pocket park' designed to help ensure people of all ages have access to attractive green space and opportunities for natural play.

Judges from Cumbria in Bloom have visited Barrow after the town entered the prestigious annual contest for the first time in more than 15 years.

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. 

In an effort to make its horticultural practices more environmentally sustainable, Westmorland & Furness Council is moving away from the traditional planting of summer annuals, to a more sustainable perennial planting regime.