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At today’s (17 October) meeting of the Westmorland and Furness Cabinet, councillors agreed to give their support to extending the Kendal Business Improvement District (BID) for another five years.

Members of the Brilliant Barrow Town Deal Board have visited the site of an ambitious scheme to create a dedicated university campus in the town.

Works to make way for a major Barrow town centre regeneration project are to start in November.

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.

Pupils from three Penrith schools have been helping celebrate the 800th anniversary of the town's market charter.

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.