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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.

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

The address management teams at the former Eden, South Lakeland and Barrow Councils have each won recognition for the management of their address data.

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.

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.