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Westmorland and Furness Council resurfacing programme worth £3.15 million gets underway. 64 individual sites will be treated between April and July 2023, which will help keep Westmorland and Furness area moving.

Moves are under way to invest £7.3 million of government funding in projects which support local businesses and communities in Westmorland and Furness.

Westmorland and Furness Council have announced ambitious plans to make the area “smoke free” by 2030.

A new manager of the South Cumbria “Transfer of Care Hub” has been appointed to improve cooperation between social care and hospitals.

New procedures to ensure any damp or mould issues in council-managed housing are dealt with quickly and effectively have been agreed.

Cumbria Lieutenancy Office announces four organisations in Cumbria have been awarded the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise.

Scaffolding is being removed from Jubilee Bridge in Barrow next week to allow boats to freely access the channel beneath.

Fares for pedestrians and cyclists using Windermere Ferry have been frozen in a review of ticket prices.

Trading Standards and Cumbria Police carry out a covert e-cigarettes operation in Kendal

Westmorland and Furness Council is harnessing extra resources to help repair damage to the Councils roads caused by freezing winter temperatures.