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Repair works which will secure the long term future of Victoria Bridge in Kendal are set to resume in May – two months earlier than originally planned. Cumbria County Council is carrying out permanent repair work on the bridge, which is vital infrastructure in Kendal’s road network, and Story Contracting is the main contractor for […]

A Blackpool-based company has presented a cheque for £1,100 to Blackpool Boys & Girls Club to renovate an outdoor area for the benefit of the local community. RP Tyson Construction is undertaking construction at Blackpool Council’s redevelopment project at Troutbeck Crescent, which will provide a total of 75 new homes for rent through Blackpool Coastal […]

Cumbria’s Strategic Recovery Coordination Group (SRCG) has launched an online public consultation to gather feedback on the Draft Recovery Strategy for Cumbria. The SRCG is a partnership of organisations and authorities including the county council, district councils, Cumbria Police, NHS, Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership, Cumbria Council for Voluntary Service, Cumbria Community Foundation, and others. Planning […]

A South Lakeland golf club is keen to play its part to help the local area bounce back following the coronavirus pandemic. Kirkby Lonsdale Golf Club would like to increase its membership but it also wants to help boost the local economy by attracting visitors to the area. It has set up a range of […]

Hundreds of new jobs are being earmarked to help people in our area get back into employment following the pandemic, according to a local training business. PHX Training, which helps adults to find jobs, training courses and apprenticeships from its centres in Blackpool, Preston and Morecambe, has started preparing for a new government campaign to […]

The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) is celebrating the end of lockdown blues with a spectacular ball and is inviting the public to attend. After a year’s hiatus the charity’s Air Angels Ball is back, promising a dazzling night of glamour, stunning entertainment, fantastic food and plenty of surprises. This will be the first […]

A Carnforth-based civil engineering and building company is celebrating after winning a prestigious industry award and being highly commended in a second. Colin Briscoe Construction (CBC) won the best project in the North West award in the £1m to £5m value category for work carried out for Peel Ports to ensure Port of Heysham was […]

As lockdown begins to ease across England many shops, pubs and restaurants have opened their doors today for the first time since January. Monday 12th April was set by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the date for stage two of easing coronavirus restrictions, although he urged caution, saying “we can’t be complacent”. The move […]

Libraries in Lancashire and Cumbria are open for browsing again from today as coronavirus restrictions begin to be eased. Visitors can browse, borrow, photocopy and use computers without an appointment, but may have to queue before being able to enter as part of social distancing arrangements which limit the number of people allowed in at […]

People in North Lancashire and South Cumbria have been paying tribute to His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who has died at the age of 99. Buckingham Palace issued a statement just after midday on Friday 9th April saying “it is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death […]