Fascinating pictures contained in an online archive show pictures of the famous Furness Railways during its heyday. Taken by local photographers the Sankeys, the father-son trio documented life in and ...

Barrow is a town which went to war with itself – after another girl’s claims of abuse at the hands of an Asian grooming gang turned out to be lies. For Ellie Reynolds, the legal process has kept her ...

Trains are running again following emergency repairs after 300 tonnes of earth fell on tracks during Storm Bert. Services had ...

THE Forum in Barrow could be closed for two years. Westmorland and Furness Council has revealed the entertainment venue will close for an estimated two years from the end of March 2025 while works ...

Westmorland and Furness Council is looking to increase the budget for the Levelling Up Fund project by £6m as enabling work costs rise.

Surveys of Barrow Market Hall found asbestos contamination in areas including the ceiling void [BBC] Millions of pounds are ...

NEW flood alerts have been issued across the county as Cumbria braces itself for Storm Darragh ... Crake and Mill Beck and other watercourses, from Coniston to Barrow-in-Furness including low lying ...

Train services between areas in Lancashire and Cumbria will be suspended until Friday due to flooding caused by Storm Bert. The line between Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness is closed until at least ...

Services had been halted between Barrow-in-Furness, in Cumbria, and Lancaster with urgent works carried out in the Ulverston area. Network Rail said strong winds and heavy rain brought by the ...