Westmorland and Furness Council News

Following the announcement that Westmorland and Furness Council will be undertaking improvements at Westmorland Shopping Centre car park in Kendal, work will begin from Monday 28 September to create wider parking bays that better accommodate modern vehicles.

Westmorland and Furness Council has approved a new initiative to help ensure council spending, investment and services create the greatest possible benefit for local people and communities.

A vape shop in Barrow has been ordered to close for three months under anti-social behaviour legislation following illegal tobacco and vape sales.

Westmorland and Furness Council buildings are benefitting from the positive impact of its partnership with local social enterprise Works4You, which is helping maintain and enhance council sites, while creating opportunities for local people.

Visitors to Westmorland County Show next week will get a chance to see an international cycling trophy ahead of one of the world's greatest sporting spectacles coming to Westmorland and Furness in 2027.

Westmorland and Furness Council is showing its support for Merchant Navy Day today (3 September).

Two new zebra crossings have been installed on Springfield Road in Ulverston,   

Applications for next round of Council’s Greening Businesses Scheme are now open.

Applications open September 2nd 2026 for places in September 2027.

Westmorland and Furness Council is investing more than £400,000 in the Grade 2 listed Barrow Library, with new rooflights and roof covering and other repairs and repainting. The library will remain open throughout the works which will begin on 1st October.