Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has called for the creation of 12-15 mega forces as part of what he described as “the first serious reform of our policing model in over 60 years”.

PLANS to build a 2.4m high security mesh type fencing to stop vandals from accessing Barrow Library have been approved.

TWO men have admitted to thieving thousands of pounds worth of meat, cleaning products and other various items from a nationwide convenience ...

A father from the Lake District is urging holidaymakers to take extra caution after a quad biking excursion ended in a serious accident that ...

Love charity shop, managed by St Mary's Hospice, will be forging a new home at Dalton Road in the coming months.

A boutique Victorian guest house it the heart of the Lake District is looking for new owners. Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has been instructed to market Dene House in ...

REPLACEMENT netting will be attached to a Barrow Grade II Listed building after the existing protection was destroyed by the very birds it was ...

AN inquest has opened into the 'unascertained' cause of death of a man in his forties at his home. Terry Christopher Dring, 48, was pronounced dead at his home on Kirk Flatt in Great Urswick on May 22 ...

The report also highlights the creation of Team Barrow, a partnership between BAE Systems, Westmorland and Furness Council and the UK Government, to oversee a £200 million regeneration fund. This ...

The Shared Lives team celebrated the milestone by raising money for the Great North Air Ambulance Service, with £1541 donated.

A pub in the Lake District that you can 'happily get lost in' has been named in the UK's top 10 by The Daily Mirror. The national paper worked with author Phil Mellows to curate the list to coincide ...