Westmorland and Furness Council News

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South Lakeland residents are being reassured that recycling collected in the area continues to be sorted and processed correctly.

Support for the Armed Forces community in Westmorland and Furness has been strengthened with the appointment of a dedicated Welfare Officer based at Furness General Hospital in Barrow.

Westmorland and Furness Council has successfully secured more than £3.5 million of funding over the next four years to create even more dedicated walking, wheeling and cycling routes.

At today’s Cabinet meeting (16 December), members agreed to launch its annual budget consultation, seeking views from residents and businesses on its proposals to help achieve a balanced budget for 2026/27.

Agencies across Cumbria have worked throughout the weekend to plan for and respond to incidents resulting from heavy and persistent rainfall across the county.

Agencies across Cumbria are continuing to work together to ensure they are in position to respond effectively to incidents resulting from heavy and persistent rainfall forecast across Cumbria.

Agencies across Cumbria have this afternoon (13 December) declared themselves on standby for a major incident ahead of heavy and persistent rainfall forecast across Cumbria.

Local school leaders will help decide how best to spend a multi-million-pound education improvement fund.

Westmorland and Furness Council is issuing early advice to keep people informed ahead of an Amber Weather Warning for heavy rain issued for the central Lakes area of Cumbria, and Yellow Warning for the entire area.