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Council agrees new approach to supporting and working with communities across Westmorland and Furness.

A £2.9 million project to build a 40-place Alternative Provision in Barrow passed a major milestone recently as pre-built modular sections of the school structure started to arrive.

Young people in Westmorland and Furness will again this year receive support to access education and training 

A new recruitment hub has been launched to recruit urgently needed foster carers across Cumbria and Lancashire.  

Specially trained tobacco dogs have accompanied Westmorland and Furness Trading Standards and Cumbria Police to retail premises across the Furness area, in a bid to tackle the supply and demand of illegal tobacco products.

Westmorland and Furness Libraries are encouraging children to join this year’s Summer Reading Challenge which launches on Saturday, 13 July, and will run until mid-September.

Westmorland and Furness Council’s Children’s Services have received a rating of “Good” overall following their first routine Ofsted inspection since replacing the former Cumbria County Council.

Community drop-ins are being held to share ideas for a new community space on Walney Island focused on connecting people with nature and the outdoors.

Have your say on the preferred option proposal for Ulverston Library and The Coro.

A new Compost Demonstration Site which aims to encourage home composting is opening in Kendal on Saturday 13 July.