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Town criers will be ringing the changes this weekend as the biggest reorganisation of council structures in nearly 50 years takes effect. On Saturday, 1 April, Westmorland and Furness Council officially takes over responsibility for all council services across the Barrow, Eden and South Lakeland areas and the existing Barrow Borough, Eden District and South […]
Criminals are targeting WhatsApp users by posing as a friend and asking for a security code. Action Fraud has received over 60 reports relating to this scam. The scam begins when a criminal gets access to another WhatsApp account which has you listed as a contact. The criminal, posing as your friend or someone that’s a […]
The Lake District National Park Authority works hard to ensure planning rules are followed and the special qualities of its spectacular landscape are safeguarded. As part of this work, it has been ruled that a car park at Low Grassings near Coniston must be removed. The National Park Authority served an enforcement notice against the […]
An avenue of cherry trees, hedges and snowdrops have been planted in Ryelands Park to enhance the environment and make the park a more diverse and vibrant place to be. Thirty five local volunteers and 53 pupils from Ryelands Primary School rolled up their sleeves and got digging as part of Lancaster City Council’s collaboration […]
A local community group is urging the new Westmorland and Furness Council to transfer a piece of land in Kendal into its ownership so that it can create affordable homes for local people. Kendal Community Land Trust (KCLT) wants to provide around 16 housing units on land at Busher Walk opposite Kendal Fire Station. “There […]
Sausage makers from across the land will converge on Muncaster Castle in Cumbria as the historic home celebrates the return of the famous old County name – Cumberland. From April 1, the new local government unitary authority – Cumberland Council – comes into being. And at Muncaster’s Sausage Festival – which takes place over the […]
Anyone intending to stand as a candidate in May’s local elections is being advised to submit their nomination papers ahead of the deadline of 4pm on Tuesday, 4 April 2023. Notices of Election have been published today (20 March) for scheduled parish and town council elections and the Westmorland and Furness Council by-election for the vacant Old […]
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) has launched a new Admiral Nurse service in partnership with Dementia UK, the specialist dementia nursing charity, to support families affected by dementia in Morecambe Bay. Dianne Smith, Dementia Matron for UHMBT based at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), is now a Consultant Admiral Nurse, and […]
Cumbria Police are appealing for witnesses to a single-vehicle collision. It happened at 8.10pm on February 13 on Rayrigg Road, Bowness-on-Windermere. It involved a white Nissan X-Trail, which was in collision with a roadside wall before coming to rest across the carriageway. The vehicle’s occupants were seen to make off from the scene. Anyone with […]
A scheme offering up to 100% reduction in council tax for low-income households has been agreed by the new Westmorland and Furness Council. The council has approved a single, unified council tax reduction scheme that will come into effect from 1 April – supporting people on benefits or with low incomes. It applies to working age residents […]
