A COUNCILLOR has hit out at Barrow Borough Council over the issue of payments made to consultants and outside agencies. Veteran Tory councillor Hazel Edwards challenged the authority on the amount of money they have paid outside experts at a meeting
MY tractor driving career began at three years old sat on a beautiful shiny 135 at the Royal Cornwall Show. Mother took a photo. I was riding it like a cowboy! My first real go on a tractor was an International 474 at 14 years old. I was helping
THE number of live-streamed farm inspections that have taken place during the pandemic has passed 10,000, making sure the food on your plate remains traceable, safe and farmed with care. Jim Moseley, CEO of Red Tractor Assurance, says the pandemic
A DISCOUNT store is to expand to nearly twice its size if plans are approved. Home Bargains has applied for permission to expand into the neighbouring Poundstretcher store in Barrow's Walney Road Retail Park. The chain is due to seal the sale
VOLUNTEERS and staff at a disability charity have been honoured with a letter from the Queen for their services during the Covid-19 pandemic. Workers at Leonard Cheshire in Barrow have received a royal surprise from HRH Queen Elizabeth, praising
A GIFT shop that has served residents and tourists for more than 18 years will be converted into a house. Little Gems gift shop, in Station Street, Silloth, run by Niki Pearson, closed at the end of August, after the proprietor decided it was the
A Carlisle politician has said "something has to be done fast" to establish a system that gauges how well businesses are complying with Covid-19 rules. David Shepherd, Conservative Party Carlisle City Councillor for the Longtown and the Border ward
A FOOD business has decided to temporarily close its doors over concerns of rising Covid-19 cases in the area. Tracy's Kitchen, based at The Masons Arms in Dalton, has announced that it will be shutting its doors until 'it feels safer' to reopen
A PUB owner says he has been made a scapegoat after being told to turn down the music and stop the dancing. Carlisle City Council has issued a prohibition notice on the Cumberland Inn on Botchergate and warned that businesses faced ‘firmer action
A COUPLE in Keswick are living the dream – having started up their new guest house they have rocketed to the top position as the number one choice for B&Bs and Inns on Tripadvisor. Ben Goodman, 42, and Fiona Goodman, 38, own and run the Squirrel
AROUND 250 jobs are set to be created in Ulverston if a new £350 million biopharmaceuticals site gets the go-ahead. Lakes BioScience Ltd, of Ulverston, has submitted plans to South Lakeland District Council for the site on a disused car-park at
AN INNOVATIVE exhibition and city centre trail is coming to Carlisle this weekend. Adam Russell, 29, a community dance artist, from Carlisle but now based in Newcastle, is staging Fairground Reminiscence based on family memories of the travelling
