HAVING had six months now to explore my new surroundings of the historic county of Cumberland, here's some reflections on how ...

I grew up on the edge of Swaledale and Wensleydale, and so like to think I'm familiar with picture-postcard towns studded ... refers to Westmorland and Furness. Where else to start but the ...

I grew up on the edge of Swaledale and Wensleydale, and so like to think I'm familiar with picture-postcard towns studded around stunning ... refers to Westmorland and Furness. Where else to start but ...

Members of Furness Locality Board approved sheltered parking at two areas in Barrow and for a study to allow opportunities for other small-scale improvements. Council documents said there were ...

Like many towns across the north of England, Barrow-in-Furness has been hit hard by the decline of traditional British industry. The town, which once thrived thanks to its production of iron and ...

Once a bustling port town, Barrow-in-Furness has fallen into the gutter after the steel industry dried up. The town has been plagued by problems, driven by the death of the UK's steel ...

Two years later, the UK declared its nuclear capability to Nato. Labour MP for Barrow and Furness, Michelle Scrogham, told BBC Radio Cumbria she "couldn't be prouder". "It's acknowledging that the ...

Barrow-in-Furness is a “blueprint” for how increasing defence spending can boost prosperity across the UK, the Prime Minister has said ahead of a visit to the town at the heart of Britain’s ...