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Fostering can mean everything to those involved. That is the message of Cumbria Fostering’s emotive new short film, created in collaboration with over 100 councils.

This strategy is an essential building block of delivering the councils ‘Ambition for every child’.

The journey towards creating a new, inclusive community space linking people to nature at Earnse Bay on Walney has taken a significant step forward.

Westmorland and Furness Council’s new service hub in Penrith has received its PassivHaus EnerPHit certification, meaning it is the first building of this type in the UK to achieve this standard of energy efficiency by retrofit.

Engagement sessions are taking place this week on look of Kendal Market Hall 

Pupils at Sandgate School in Kendal have started their new Autumn term with a much improved learning environment, following works to reconfigure parts of their building.

Bluetongue does not affect humans and therefore there is no public health risk.

A scheme that supports elderly or vulnerable residents with practical help around their homes is being rolled out across Westmorland and Furness.

Level 1 and 2 of Westmorland Shopping Centre car park in Kendal closed for repairs.

Westmorland and Furness schools have benefitted from £2 million in essential maintenance improvements over their summer break, thanks to successful partnership working between council officers, schools and contractors to complete additional works to those initially planned in the summer maintenance programme.