THE Labour Party has selected its candidates to contest the upcoming Barrow Town Council by-elections - including the son of MP Michelle Scrogham. Seasoned councillor Therese Assouad will be standing ...

The last 20 acres of the strategic Barrow site are ready to be spruced up to make way for hundreds of homes, provided Westmorland and Furness Council approves the project’s latest application.

THE unitary Westmorland and Furness authority will have headquarters in three different towns when it begins operating next year. The council's 'anchor buildings' are to be located in Barrow ...

Almost £40,000 of housing money to help residents in an area of Cumbria is being given back to the government. Barrow Borough Council said demand for Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) had not ...

Council tenants in Barrow are being warned to beware of rogue callers posing as housing officials in an attempt to lure residents into risky legal claims. Westmorland and Furness Council has issued a ...

Approximately 900 new homes need to be built in Barrow-in-Furness every year to cope with the town's expanding shipyard, according to its operators. BAE Systems is adding 5,000 workers to its ...

Council bosses are "optimistic" an investor can be found to redevelop a site in Cumbria where 180 homes are being demolished. The last 10 houses in Marsh Street, Barrow-in-Furness, are being ...

AN 800-home development will not be a ‘silver bullet’ for Barrow’s housing needs, according to the council leader. Leader of Westmorland and Furness Council councillor Jonathan Brook told ...