On this day in 2024, it was reported that Barrow Raiders expressed their support for a proposed holiday resort on the Furness peninsula.

Today, it will begin dry and widely sunny, though patches of cloud will gradually drift in from the east during the late morning, bringing isolated showers. Some may fall wintry on hills. Breezy ...

Marking the founding of Askam in 1865, the exhibition has been put together by the local history society and will take place on April 12.

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Barrow Borough Council, featuring a variety of proposals including ...

Police officers were out on Leece Lane and Bridgegate Avenue on Tuesday morning to conduct speed enforcement checks.

Bleabeck Solar Farm is now undergoing consultation with residents and members of the public. Councillor Ben Shirley said: “Clearly this is an extremely significant application which would have an ...

Did you know that the set for ITV’s Coronation Street includes materials supplied by a manufacturer based in Askam-in-Furness? When one of the longest running TV soap operas relocated from its site at ...

Noventum Power Ltd has submitted plans to Westmorland and Furness Council to construct a solar farm on a 19.3-hectare site ...

The proposed facility would be located on a 19.3-hectare site near Askam, Cumbria, north of the existing Roanhead Solar Farm, the proposal to Westmorland and Furness Council said. The project ...

Tonight will continue windy with a mix of variable clouds and clear spells. There will be a few blustery showers, these heavy at times. Monday Tomorrow will be a breezy day with a mixture of sunny ...