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Westmorland and Furness Council have wished local World Cup hero, Georgia Stanway, all the best ahead of the final this weekend.

An £870,000 works programme to install a state-of-the-art 3G turf pitch and improve the grounds at the Frenchfield Stadium in Penrith has begun.

Councillors have endorsed preliminary designs for a new cycling, walking and wheeling route along Abbey Road in Barrow.

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

The program aims to provide a fun and engaging experiences for free for eligible children and young people during the summer break while ensuring they have access to nutritious meals.

Over 750 children and young people from across Cumbria will be descending on the Sheepmount Athletics Stadium and Sands Centre in Carlisle to attend the 2023 Cumbria School Games.

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.