One lane closed due to vehicle having a tyre changed on M6 Southbound from J38 A685 (Tebay) to J37 A684 (Kendal). Traffic is coping well.

Flooding on the line between Barrow-In-Furness and Lancaster has caused major disruption to train services. Train services are being disrupted in both directions with Network Rail engineers on site ...

The boss of Mulberry has said he needs to “rebuild the business” as the luxury handbag maker revealed that sales plunged by almost a fifth over the past half-year. The fashion brand also said it is ...

Recently-appointed boss Laurent Freixe is aiming to make savings to channel spending into advertising and marketing as part of a turnaround plan.

Motorists in England’s north have been put on notice and train services cancelled after severe weather warnings were issued across the UK. The Met Office issued three yellow weather alerts for snow ...

PLANS have been lodged to convert a house into a children’s home in Kendal. Therapeutic Care Ltd has applied to Westmorland and Furness Council for a lawful development certificate to convert a ...

FUNDING to address waiting times for autism and ADHD assessments in south Cumbria and Lancashire has ‘not materialised’ due to ...

Westmorland and Furness has lost one in eight ATMs in three years, new analysis shows. This mirrors a significant drop in cash machine numbers across the UK. New analysis of LINK data – a network of ...

The initiative encourages and supports local organisations to open their doors to people in need of warmth and help, as the cost-of-living ...

AN ‘EXTREMELY jealous’ man has gone on trial accused of manipulating his ex-girlfriend and mother of his two children.

A PETITION Calling for a shake-up to specialist gynaecology services at Barrow's hospital to be reversed has amassed more than 1,500 signatures.

The dictionary definition of Sheep pen: 1. Sheep pen n. an enclosure, a designated, enclosed area for livestock. With a little poetic licence The Penn is the human equivalent of a place to gather, a ...