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Liberal Democrat Barbara Jayson is the newly elected Westmorland and Furness Council Member for Penrith South after winning a by-election held in the ward on Thursday 12 March.

A bandstand at Penrith’s Castle Park is set to be revitalised as a part of plans to create a welcoming, accessible event space for the community.

Access has been restored to a popular countryside walk in one of the most beautiful parts of Westmorland and Furness.

New subscription-based garden waste collection service for Westmorland and Furness from 1 April 2026.

Dockray footbridge in Kendal is set to be closed between certain times over seven working days for essential maintenance

Councillors will meet next week to determine the next steps in a multi-million pound programme to transform Barrow town centre.

Work is set to restart on the latter phases of the Grange Lido project, with a planned finish around the end of the summer of this year.

Landowners are being reminded that the statutory window to correct mistaken registrations of common land and village greens will close in just over a year’s time.

Westmorland and Furness Council has launched a Community Conversation on the future of care for older residents. Called ‘A place called home: your living choices in later life’ the council will be asking residents to think about their hopes and preferences for future living arrangements and care as they get older and may need more support to remain independent.

A community tree planting event linked to the A595 Grizebeck improvement scheme has been postponed and will now take place on Monday 13 April 2026. Sustained heavy rainfall throughout February has left the site saturated and ground unsuitable for planting at this time.