12+ hour, 5+ min ago   (148+ words) Families are invited to put on their headphones and hit the dance floor at a silent disco. Part of Barrow Music Week, the event will be held at the Dock Museum in Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday, October 10. It is organised by…...

12+ hour, 5+ min ago   (140+ words) A YOUNG rescue dog is the last of two sisters still waiting to be adopted after her sibling found a new family. Custard, a 10-month-old whippet cross, is currently in the care of Morgan's Dog Rescue in Alston, Cumbria. Her…...

1+ day, 20+ min ago   (144+ words) AN elderly rescue dog described as "gorgeous" by volunteers is hoping to find a forever home of her own. Beatrice, a friendly eight-year-old neutered beagle, is currently being cared for by Morgan's Dog Rescue in Alston, Cumbria. Volunteers say the…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (457+ words) A local community are rallying together to get a 24-year-old man home after he broke his neck diving into a swimming pool in Turkey. Will Ponter, a BAE worker, is currently in intensive care after undergoing an emergency 13-hour surgery…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (136+ words) Ulverston's Sir John Barrow Monument will be illuminated in purple this evening. The landmark overlooking the town will be lit purple to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. A spokesman for Ulverston Town Council said: “The Sir John Barrow Monument will…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (171+ words) A flood alert has been issued for the Morecambe Bay coastline with residents being warned that high tides could lead to flooding overnight. The Environment Agency says "areas most at risk" lie within the Sandside area with the flood alert…...

4+ day, 55+ min ago   (360+ words) A foodbank has been selected for a national pilot scheme aimed at tackling the root causes of food poverty. Windermere and District Foodbank is one of just six foodbanks across the UK chosen to take part in Trussell’s new Community…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (356+ words) Owners Supreme Escapes have assured the public it will remain a pub (Image: Google Maps) The owners of the highest pub in Cumbria are looking for new operators to run the much-loved spot. The Kirkstone Pass Inn is looking for…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (104+ words) A Kirkby village road is set to close for five days. Soutergate road is set to close for utility works. The closure is set to affect the U5094, approximately 185 metres northwest of its junction with the A595, extending 45 metres west. No alternative…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (143+ words) A historic lifeboat that has become a staple of The Dock Museum for more than three decades departed this week for six months. The Herbert Leigh lifeboat was the longest serving lifeboat at the Barrow RNLI station from 1951 to 1982 and…...