Cumbria County Council is informing the community that speed limits on sections of the A595 and A5092 have been changed.

As part of Cumbria County Council’s performance report presented at their Cabinet meeting today (Thursday 22 September), Members have been updated on the successful implementation of a new and improved highways information management system.

At a meeting of Cumbria County Council’s Cabinet today (Thursday 22 September), Members heard how the authority has again been successful in receiving the highest banding of funding from the Department for Transport.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service prides itself on the range and quality of its community safety activities that have been instrumental in continually driving down risk of incidents in Cumbria over previous years.

Cumbria County Council has launched ambitious plans for new safe cycling and walking routes in the county.

Active Start early years programme, which brings the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum to life through physical activity and active play, has proved a huge success in its first full academic year of delivery.

From 24 September to 2 October, Cumbria County Council along with many other organisations, communities and individuals across the country will come together for Great Big Green Week, a national climate action campaign.

Barrow Local Committee has begun allocating the £44,000 it had been awarded by Cumbria County Council to bulk buy food supplies and help people through the cost-of-living crisis.