If drivers are caught using a non-compliant number plate, the fine currently stands at £100, while the minimum penalty for speeding is a £100 fine and three driving licence penalty points. Calling for ...

More than 1,000 fines were issued by a council last year for the incorrect use of disabled parking spaces.In 2024, ...

A PROGRESS report on an agreement between two Cumbrian council’s covering waste management will be given to councillors in Penrith next week.

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to two of Westmorland and Furness’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s ...

A statue of a stallion aims to celebrate a town's role in the lives of Gypsy and traveller communities, its creator has said.

Westmorland and Furness Council has approved a planning application by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT).

The Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said 750 schools across England will take part in a pilot of the scheme from April ...

A long-established Cumbrian bakery business has announced its closure saying it "simply cannot continue". Grange Bakery is located on the edge of the Lake District and had four shops located ...

More than £1m has been secured to improve walking and cycling routes in parts of Cumbria. Westmorland and Furness Council has ...

A large majority of councils have signaled their intention to implement a council tax increase of at least 4.99% this year.

PLANS have been put forward for a former church to be converted into a home with a self-contained annexe.  The proposal for Renwick Methodist Church, originally constructed in 1904 at the cost of £800 ...

The Planning Inspectorate will decide the fate of the developer's three-acre Barrow scheme after the local council refused the plans on various grounds.