Major projects to enhance #Kendal town centre and riverside are a step closer to reality after being awarded £13.5m from the Government's Levelling Up Fund. Read the full story about the Heart of Kendal project here: westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/news/2023/hear… Kendal College Lakeland Arts @luhc

Great news for Kendal Town Team partners who have worked hard to secure funding to enhance and improve the town centre. This funding will build on the existing projects and help us to fulfil our shared ambition for the community, business and visitors. #heartofkendal

It was great to welcome Guy Opperman to Barrow to discuss the opportunities we have to unlock the potential of our people and place and prepare to grow and thrive at pace. Transport infrastructure has a key role to play 🚗🚌🚞🚢🚴‍♀️👩🏻‍🦽🚶🏽#TeamBarrow Westmorland and Furness Council BAE Systems Maritime

Whilst the major incident has been stood down, our dedicated highways teams and contractors continue to treat the network to keep us safe and moving. Thank you to all our community volunteers and partners for your action and support over the weekend. Westmorland and Furness Council Westmorland and Furness Highways

Thanks to intense efforts from the legends at Westmorland and Furness Council & their helpers, the landslide on the Kirkstone Pass has been cleared and is now open.

Agencies across Cumbria have this afternoon declared themselves on standby for a major incident ahead of an amber weather warning coming into effect for the entire county this evening. More: orlo.uk/UiV09

We'll have all the latest updates from #StormIsha on our website, including lots of helpful advice and support should you need it. Visit enwl.co.uk/stormisha

Please stay safe everyone. Our highways teams, emergency services and partner agencies are responding to multiple incidents as storm Isha is battering Cumbria. Please only travel if necessary. #StormIsha #highways #cumbria #multiagencyresponse

Thanks to all our dedicated and hard working crews for keeping us safe and our comms team for keeping us informed! It’s going to be another challenging night for Westmorland and Furness Highways, Env Agency NW Cumbria Police Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service and our communities. Please keep safe.

Increasing my knowledge on retrofit and how to create a warm, low energy home. Wish I had known more about this before we started our retrofit/renovation! #sustainablearnside #retrofit #coldtocozyhomes CAfS Zero Carbon Cumbria Westmorland and Furness Council

Our highways service have been preparing for winter since early Spring last year, meaning our crews are ready to jump into action as soon we forecast sub zero road temperatures and snow, just like earlier today. We are winter ready, are you? ❄

Our first three emerging hotspots presentations have just concluded. Thank you Nick Gerrard, growth & prosperity programme director, Blackpool Council Council and Aidan Thatcher, director or place, Wigan Council, and Angela Jones, director of thriving places, Westmorland and Furness Council.

We're all set up and ready to welcome around 300 delegates to our #Cumberland Economic Summit. Businesses and organisations will help shape our economic vision and strategy for our area. Ed Miliband, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero will be the

An inspirational and informative start to the Cumberland Economic Summit. Congratulations to our colleagues in Cumberland Council, it’s fantastic to see so many of our strategic partners and speakers supporting a shared vision for economic growth #workingtogether #inclusivegrowth

First day of meteorological spring folks - it’s coming - and on this St David’s Day what better way to celebrate than a host of golden daffodils.

It was pleasure to Chair the first ADEPT session with our inspirational panel members Kevin Bentley Jacqui Burnett talking passionately and with pride about Local Government, communities and our role as advocates for place. ADEPT Local Government Association (LGA) APSE news #ADEPTconference

Award winners 🙌 The amazing Dock Museum at the prestigious Cumbria Tourism Awards 2024. Highly commended in Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award. #lovebarrow #inclusive #accessible #CTawards2024 Cumbria Tourism Westmorland and Furness Council

All welcome! 🌸🌱🪻🌾🌼🌺🪷 Westmorland and Furness Council CumbriaWildlifeTrust

Don't miss your chance to establish a community orchard in your local area with the support of our tree-mendous new Community Orchard Grant Scheme. The closing date for applications is 12pm on Friday 19 July 2024. More info: westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/your-environme…

Following a successful pilot scheme in 2023/24, Westmorland and Furness Council's Cabinet has approved £300,000 spend to continue the 16-19 Education Travel Bursary programme. Full story here: westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/news/2024/gran…