6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (140+ words) Furness Building Society have raised money for a local rescue team after it assisted a member of staff earlier this year. The employees from the Ulverston branch met with Coniston Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) to present the volunteers with a…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (192+ words) Members of the public exploring a forest in the Lake District stumbled across a cyclist in 'significant pain' over the weekend. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) were alerted at 2.02pm on Sunday, September 6 to the casualty in Grizedale Forest. Two Land…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (623+ words) Barrow Park Leisure Centre is opening its doors to the community for a full day of free fitness activities and events. The centre will mark National Fitness Day on September 16 with a packed schedule designed to make getting active fun…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (342+ words) Children in south Cumbria are set to gain more 'discipline and self-confidence' through martial arts thanks to community funding. David Allen - Cumbria's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - visited Cumbria Taekwondo's club in Ulverston at the end of last month. This…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (303+ words) A visually impaired runner is taking on the Great North Run with the help of a guide. Mathew "Matty" Lamb, who lost his sight two years ago due to a rare mitochondrial disease, will be supported by guide runner Neil…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (257+ words) A father is preparing to complete a 100km ultra marathon in a single day. Peter Sanderson, 45, from Preston, will begin his endurance challenge on September 5 in Bowness in honour of his daughter Ida, who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer just 12 months…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (613+ words) A free programme designed to help older people stay active and independent is expanding in Barrow. The free Otago Falls Prevention Programme, funded by Active Cumbria and delivered by the BEATS team at Barrow Leisure Centre, will launch a new…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (519+ words) A 31-year-old woman is set to swim the length of every lake in the Lake District and run the distance between them to support the mental health of the armed forces. Elly Kent, from Southampton, started the mammoth challenge on…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (150+ words) Emergency services called to potential incident at Furness beach Nwemail.co.uk Group almost cut off by tide at Askam beach in Furness A potential coastal emergency was narrowly avoided after a group were almost cut off by an incoming…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (398+ words) BAE has been given the green-light for the installation of cameras, barriers and illuminated signage at one of its staff car parks. A planning application for a car park management system at Bridge Road Car Park in Barrow was submitted…...