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Shoppers and traders are being given a festive boost with free parking in Westmorland and Furness.

Westmorland and Furness Council is supporting Road Safety Week, which runs from 16-22 November 2025.

Statutory consultation has opened on 24 community-backed 20mph speed limits across Westmorland and Furness.

A significant landslip that has closed part of a lake district road is likely to take several months to fix.

Answers to your questions about the A592 landslip, including information about diversions, signage and how long it may take to fix. These FAQs will be regularly updated as more information becomes available.

Part of the A593 is to close next week to allow for emergency repair works on a damaged culvert.

The A592 has been closed at High Kingate, approximately halfway between Troutbeck and the Kirkstone Inn, due to a significant landslip.

Preliminary designs for a new active travel route along Kendal’s riverside are set to go on show.

As part of a £37.7 million highways investment programme to improve and repair defective drainage and road surfaces, works will be starting at the end of October on a two-phase scheme on the A592 at Glenridding and Patterdale.

Twenty-four community-backed 20mph speed limits will be progressed to the next stage across Westmorland and Furness in 2026.