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Council completes its new 2MW solar farm at Sandscale Park in Barrow.

Westmorland and Furness Council is responding to damage caused by Storm Ashley which washed away a section of a well-used footpath at Earnse Bay in Barrow.

Council announces applications are open for its new Greening Businesses Scheme.

Advice and information on how to prepare for a healthy and safe winter.

Council's libraries launch new ‘Go Green’ collection of books aimed at inspiring local community to take meaningful climate action.

Car park users will soon benefit from a higher standard of illumination as work begins on a new energy efficient LED lighting system at the multi storey car park at Westmorland Shopping Centre in Kendal.

New compost demonstration site opening near Penrith which aims to encourage home composting.

Residents are advised that a household recycling bring site currently located at Morrison’s supermarket in Penrith will be removed by mid-September at the latest.

Council alongside partners enters Barrow into Cumbria in Bloom 2024.

A partnership comprising Westmorland and Furness Council, the Lake District National Park Authority, Cumberland Council and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority are working together to try and address the issue of nutrient neutrality across Cumbria.