Amazing historic pictures of Walney taken by local photographers show the island during a time of expansion in the early 20th century. Father-son duo the Sankeys captured the island when it ...

PLANS have been lodged to convert a Barrow property into a six-bedroom house of multiple occupancy (HMO). Esseeoghene Obukohwo has submitted a planning application to Westmorland and Furness Council ...

A SOON-to-open Asian grocery store in Kendal is set to find out next week whether it can sell alcohol 24 hours a day.

Members of Grasmere WI took on the annual task of completing 9000 steps everyday in February, and brought in close to £3000 as a result.

A returning event in Ulverston will celebrate the work of local artists later this year. 'Art in the Park' is an annual festival hosted by Ford Park and will be complimented by a classic car show when ...

PLANS to build a house on a Lake District shore have been given the go-ahead after over 400 trees were planted on the site.

Series came to a close last weekend, the culmination of 12 races in the Lake District that defied adverse weather at times to ...

A MAN used binoculars to spy on his former partner whilst she was on a night out with work colleagues in Barrow town centre, a court heard.

A MAN prohibited from owning animals has avoided an immediate custodial sentence after a dog in his care bit a member of the public. Brian Thomas, of Robert Street, Barrow, pleaded guilty to breaching ...

The governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov, said one person was killed and three more wounded as a result of the drone attack.

The local landlords of a popular village pub have taken over the reigns of a second boozer and are getting ready to open for the May Bank ...

GPs in south Cumbria and Lancashire are asking for public support after funding for a current service was withdrawn. From April 1, the Locally Enhanced Service (LES) will no longer allow for the ...