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Members of the Armed Forces community and local organisations are being invited to an event focused on improving support and building stronger partnerships.

The Brilliant Barrow Summer of Fun returns again throughout the school summer holidays to provide a range of fabulous, free, family-friendly activities in the town centre.

Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland Councils today welcomed the news Cumbria has passed statutory devolution tests set by the Government and will now be allowed to progress to the next stage of the devolution process.

The proposal to renew the Business Improvement District for Ulverston for the next five years has been approved after a 28-day postal ballot.

Ofsted inspectors have praised Adult Learning Services in Cumbria following an inspection in June.

Following a formal recruitment process, in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice and the Chief Coroner for England and Wales, Ms Kirsty Gomersal has been appointed as the new HM Senior Coroner for the Cumbria area.

Westmorland and Furness Council was awarded £350,000 to carry out a major decarbonisation assessment across schools for which the council has responsibility. This followed the successful application for a Low Carbon Skills Fund (LCSF) grant from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Westmorland and Furness Council's Cabinet has agreed to finalise an agreement with Homes England to receive funding of £9.95 million for Windermere Gateway, to deliver the highways works crucial to the project's success.

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.

Barrow Astro Turf Pitches (ATP), located at Barrow Park, are now open to the public for evening bookings.