Sam Plum News Today

A ONCE-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver long-term change in Barrow has taken a step forward.

"This is a momentous day for Barrow, for its communities, and indeed for the wider Westmorland and Furness area."

Sam Plum, the Chief Executive at Westmorland and Furness Council, has helped a young man called Liam earn an apprenticeship at Stagecoach.

CALLS have been made for the council to rethink an ‘unfair’ garden waste tax implemented in Barrow.

THE first meeting between people living in poverty in Barrow with major business, education and local government stakeholders took place this week.

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team

POLITICIANS and businesspeople have welcomed the formation of the new Cumberland council, which will officially take over from the four current…

THE chief executives of Cumbria’s two new councils, which replace the county’s existing seven local authorities next week, met with businesses…

The chief executives of Cumbria’s two new councils, which replace the county’s existing seven local authorities next week, met with businesses to brief them on the reorganisation and pledged that there would be an improvement in the planning system.

LOCAL women have been recognised for their triumph in various professional fields as part of International Womens Day.