The chief executive of Westmorland and Furness Council has defended this week’s decision to close Barrow market saying the authority...

Members of Barrow’s cultural community say they are increasingly worried about the possibility the town may never have a performance...

Businesses in Barrow have been rallying around to offer support to those affected by a decision to close the town’s...

A hotel, event space and shops are included in plans to bring more of the Jennings Brewery site in Cockermouth...

A Cumbrian MP said she was raging about the decision to close Barrow Market Hall, which resulted in traders given...

Revised plans for Morecambe’s long-awaited £100m Eden Project go before councillors in the town with construction of two rather than four...

One of the north's most popular cycle races is set to return to the streets of north Lancashire this summer...

A multi-million-pound refurbishment programme is underway at one of Cumbria's best known hotels after it was acquired by an exclusive...

The health watchdog has found improvements in maternity services and urgent and emergency services at the University Hospitals of Morecambe...

Cockermouth's Jennings Brewery is to collaborate with three fathers who have inspired many through fundraising and awareness campaigns in aid...

"We’re fighting a culture that’s been part of life in the NHS for more than 75 years,” Suzie Hayman, the...

MPs in South Cumbria have voiced concern at plans by the trust which runs hospitals in the area to save...

Health chiefs will be told that the trust responsible for hospitals in South Cumbria is still facing an £11.5m deficit,...

A new operator has been chosen to manage the UK's first national park visitor centre.

A year ago this morning, residents in Kirkby Lonsdale were coming to terms with a fatal fire which shattered the...

The quality of bathing water assessed by the Environment Agency has revealed mixed results for 2025 in Cumbria.

Nigel Thompson (who freely admits he can’t carry a tune a bucket) has been to meet members of the Raucous...

A radio presenter is aiming to promote environmental awareness by hosting a programme with a difference.

Despite wind and rain meaning racing did not start until Thursday, organisers of the annual Coniston Powerboat Records Week say...