An unused old all-weather bowling green in Barrow has found a new life as a sensory trail for all ages. The green at the Abbotsvale Community Centre hadn’t been used for years and has now had been transformed into the Abbotsvale Oasis.
The council is delivering the Abbey Road project as part of its wider commitment to make active travel the natural choice for everyday journeys, improving health and connecting communities more sustainably.
Westmorland and Furness residents are being urged to check their electoral registration details or risk losing their chance to vote on decisions that affect them.
Local organisations are being invited to an event that will showcase how they can support a new Cumbria-wide scheme that will help people with complex needs get into employment.
Cumberland Council and Westmorland & Furness Council have written to the UK Government to request a deferral to the proposed 2026 Cumbria Mayoral Election.
Children across Westmorland and Furness are encouraged to join this year’s Summer Reading Challenge which launched on Saturday 5 July and will run until mid-September.