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Time is running out for Westmorland and Furness businesses to have their say and let us know how we can help them.

Westmorland and Furness Council’s Cabinet has agreed to give its support to extending the Ulverston Business Improvement District (BID) for another five years.

Trading Standards Officers from Westmorland and Furness Council, supported by Cumbria Police and the Anti-Counterfeiting Group, seized over £38,000 worth of unsafe counterfeit goods from the market fields at this year’s Appleby Horse Fair.

The council has supported the first step towards a ‘once in a lifetime’ transformation of Barrow town centre.

Councillors will be asked to consider whether to back a bolder and more ambitious transformation of Barrow town centre next week.

The benefits of investing in Cumbria will be showcased at a three-day business conference.

A new public space dedicated to the memory of a much-missed champion of the community has been officially opened in Kirkby Stephen.

Penrith's cultural, community and business sectors are set for a seismic boost after confirmation of a multi-million pound grant.

It has become clear during the latter phases of the Grange Lido project that the concrete repairs require further assessment in order to complete the investment in this much-valued asset.

Barrow is the place to be this spring and summer with a wide-ranging programme of creative, cultural and family events organised over the coming months.