The University of Cumbria held its inaugural ‘Shaping the Future of Barrow’ event last week, ahead of the campus' expected ...

While enjoying an ‘unspoilt’ location, the home is only a short walk to the local pub and a short drive to Broughton-in-Furness. The estate agent said: “This home still retains many original features ...

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A fresh wave of funding and support is available for small and medium-sized businesses across Westmorland and Furness. Cumbria Business Growth Hub has opened applications for capital grants and ...

The rural property market in South West Cumbria is seeing a Spring bounce in buyer activity, according to an advisor from H&H Land & Estates.

Now that college is in his rearview mirror, Texas graduate Vernon Broughton is looking for his first job. In the past few weeks, Broughton has attended a large job fair in Indianapolis and another ...

The clue to the region’s allure is in the name. A dozen or more lakes – sinuous, pretty, forbidding – vie for attention. Throw in craggy fells, tumbling waterfalls, timeless villages of ...

The Entertainer, which sells toys, puzzles and board games, has hung closing down sale posters in the window of its Barrow-in-Furness shop, which is set to shut for good on May 3. The closure of ...

Wheyrigg Hall Hotel in Cumbria has been sold to new owners for the first time in 35 years for an undisclosed price.The 18-bedroom hotel with caravan pitches is located close to Wigton, Silloth and the ...

The Post Office is flogging 108 crown branches which are currently directly owned and run by the company. It will hand over the 108 remaining directly-owned branches to franchisees by the autumn ...

The Post Office has revealed plans to hand over its remaining directly-owned branches to franchisees by the autumn. It confirmed that it is offloading 108 crown branches, which are currently ...

The building was granted planning permission in 2022 without any controversy to provide a place of worship for around 50 Muslim doctors at the Furness General Hospital and their families.