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Westmorland and Furness Council will continue to provide key services over the Bank Holiday weekend but some of our offices will be closed on Monday August 25.
The main switchboard number (0300 373 3300) will close at 4.30pm on Friday 22 August and reopen on Tuesday 26 August at 9am.
There will be a recorded out-of-hours message advising of the closure period and contact numbers for Highways, Homelessness, Adults and Children’s Social Care should anyone be calling about an emergency.
Here are further details of opening times, out of hours contacts and other relevant information including household recycling and waste collections, leisure centres and libraries.
We are delighted that despite a challenging national landscape for GCSE results, some of our schools showed improvement with a many of their students achieving results at higher levels. Cllr Janet Battye, Westmorland and Furness Council’s Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education and Skills, said: “The results are a testament to the hard work and dedication of our young people, and I want to take this opportunity to congratulate you all."
Read the full article
Young people in Westmorland and Furness can receive support with transport costs to access education and training with the 16-19 Education Travel Bursary programme. Last year a total of £303,737 was granted to 515 individuals.
Find out who is eligible and how to apply
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The owner of a shop in Barrow has pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit hand rolling tobacco and possessing illegal cigarettes following an investigation by Trading Standards.
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Barrow Library is set to lead a new arts project as part of the UK-wide “Our Freedom: Then and Now” programme, commemorating 80 years since the end of the Second World War.
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There is still time for young bookworms across Westmorland and Furness to dive into their next story and complete this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. So far, 1,740 children have taken on the challenge to read six books this Summer. Children who finish their books by 13 September can claim a medal and certificate, along with a chance to win fantastic prizes.
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- Complete our survey and receive a £5 retail voucher
- Your experience matters – help shape future support in Cumbria.
Westmorland and Furness Council is taking part in new research across Cumbria to understand what makes it difficult for people to be in work.
We know there can be lots of reasons why people are "economically inactive", and we want to understand better what these are, so that we can plan and build better support to help people address the challenges they face.
- Tell us what makes it difficult for you to be working
- Complete an online survey - just a few minutes to complete
- Completely voluntary and totally confidential
As a thank you, you will receive a £5 retail voucher per person for a completed survey (one voucher per person and any duplicate surveys will be discarded)
About the survey:
The survey is completely voluntary and confidential and takes just a few minutes to complete. You don’t have to give your name, and your answers won’t be shared with anyone outside the independent research team. The council, and any other support organisations, won’t know what you have said. Taking part will not impact on any support you receive from anyone.
This work has been commissioned through funding from the Work and Health fund as part of The Barrow Delivery Board Transformation Fund. It will be carried out by GC Insight across both Westmorland & Furness Council and Cumberland Council.
Join us! There are currently 62 job opportunities available to apply for now.
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