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A total of £303,737 has been granted to young people through a new grant scheme to help pay for travel to access education and training.

Essential maintenance is to be carried out on Barrow Dock Museum’s specialised heating system.

Works are progressing on the active travel scheme that will create a dedicated walking, wheeling and cycling route on Walney Island from the Promenade to Earnse Bay

Expressions of interest are invited for traders and other businesses who may be interested in operating in Kendal Market when it reopens.

A Carlisle court has ordered a man to pay £2,323 for collecting scrap metal in the Westmorland and Furness area without a licence.

Westmorland and Furness Council will continue to provide key services over the Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays but some of its offices will be closed on 25 and 26 December 2024 and 1 January 2025. Limited offices will be open on 27, 30 and 31 December.

Dozens of armed forces veterans came together to celebrate Christmas 2024 and share memories at three events held by Westmorland and Furness Council.

New funding has been recommended to further support a multi-million pound rejuvenation of Barrow town centre.

The council has today launched a consultation on its budget proposals which will run until 17 January 2025.

On the 12 and 13 December, the newly elected representatives for the Youth Parliament joined Director of Children’s Services for Westmorland and Furness, Milorad Vasic, on a visit to the Houses of Parliament in London.