Westmorland and Furness Council News

The Barrow Brilliant Futures Education Conference marked the beginning of the delivery phase of the Brilliant Futures programme, delivered by Westmorland and Furness Council and part of the work of Team Barrow under the Barrow Rising banner.

Our Best Start Family Hubs are celebrating after receiving the Impact Award at a national event in Manchester for the North West ADCS awards, recognising the outstanding difference they are making for children, young people, and families across the area.

Olympic gold medallist Chris Boardman CBE has helped celebrate the completion of a scheme that creates a new dedicated space for people to safely walk, wheel and cycle in Barrow.

Stoptober is back for 2026, and Westmorland and Furness Council is continuing to offer a wide range of free support to help people stop smoking this October and beyond.

Residents, passengers, businesses and community groups are invited to take part in the next phase of the Cumbria Bus Reform Pilot Study.

A new residents' parking scheme is set to be introduced on Barrow Island.

A new-to-the-area service designed to reduce loneliness and isolation among older residents, while helping to address local housing pressures, is set to launch at the end of September. 

People from across Westmorland and Furness are being invited to capture images of their daily lives and share the stories behind them, contributing to a collective portrait of our communities called Together Through the Lens.

Two major milestones have been reached by the Local Nutrient Mitigation Fund programme.

Much needed relining works will begin at Westmorland Shopping Centre car park in Kendal from Monday 28 September, to create wider parking bays that better accommodate modern vehicles. Westmorland and Furness Council anticipate that these improvements will be completed by late October.