WESTMORLAND and Furness Council’s leadership is set to face questions over the future of Penrith Swimming Club’s Learn to Swim programme and proposed school transport changes when full council meets ...

Approaching £90 million of public money will be spent over and above what the council had forecast over the next few years. Westmorland and Furness Council approved its ‘capital spending’ budget from ...

A £2 million programme of works at Shap has strengthened the West Coast Main Line in Cumbria ahead of the winter, as Network Rail invests tens of millions of pounds to protect key railway routes ...

Residents are being invited to come together and celebrate ageing well at a series of Age Friendly Festivals taking place across Westmorland and Furness this October withthe first of the six  Age ...

Fire crews are currently responding to a suspected gas related incident at a house on Victoria road in Penrith. Three fire engines and crews along with northern gas network are on the scene at the ...

Penrith Swimming Club welcomed local MP Markus Campbell-Savours to Penrith Leisure Centre on Sunday, as the campaign continues against GLL’s proposals to remove the Club’s Learn to Swim provision.

A Penrith-based car dealership and national diy chain B&Q are among hundreds of employers across the UK named by the Government after workers were found to have been underpaid. David Hayton Limited, ...

From the River Eamont to the Frenchfield Teaching Pool, Penrith Swimming Club says generations of local people have built a ...

Changes could be made to the way council meetings are run after concerns were raised about debate being ‘stifled’. The issue was raised at July’s full meeting of Westmorland and Furness Council.

SP Electricity North West is trialling cutting-edge drone technology to help restore power faster, improve network resilience and enhance customer service. From November, the power network operator ...

It is a question that has been asked repeatedly across Penrith since the Town Hall closed its doors: what is happening to the building? The historic building has now been completely empty and unused ...

Penrith Young Farmers’ Car Treasure Hunt is happening today from 11am, and with the sun set to shine, it’s looking like a ...