Eligible electors in Westmorland and Furness are being urged not to lose their voice on decisions that affect them by checking their electoral registration details.
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 Board members and a Chair have been appointed to the recently formed Enterprising Cumbria as part of its ambitious plans to form a Cumbria Economic Growth Board.
A number of shows scheduled to take place at The Forum theatre in Barrow have already been successfully switched to alternative locations, after it was announced the theatre space at the venue needed to be closed for up to six months while specialist work is undertaken to remove asbestos.
Westmorland and Furness Council is showing its support for Merchant Navy Day (3 September) by flying the Red Ensign flag from Barrow, Kendal and Penrith Town Halls, as well as Ferry Nab in Windermere today.
