Shakespeare with a twist is coming to Barrow this summer. The HandleBards, a three-strong theatre company known for their comedic take on the Bard, will perform an open-air production of Macbeth at ...

A portrait of the Duke of Wellington has sold for more than £9.6 million as part of an auction in London. The portrait of Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington, by Thomas Lawrence was painted ...

Ormsgill Library on Millstone Avenue in Barrow is the subject of the plans submitted to Westmorland and Furness Council. The council submitted the application to its own planning department to ...

The Newsquest 2026 Pride of Cumbria Awards took place at The Greenhill Hotel in Wigton this month, celebrating those who go above and beyond ...

The council has approved the ‘urgent’ demolition of buildings at an aerodrome in Barrow after seven years of safety risk.

A daunting trip to the Azteca Stadium awaits England if they beat DR Congo after co-hosts Mexico brushed aside Ecuador 2-0 in their last-32 World Cup tie. Kick-off in Mexico City was delayed by an ...

Subscribers can enter three exclusive competitions this July, with prizes including a luxury food hamper, a hotel break with a helicopter flight ...

Police Fire and Crime Commissioner Peter McCall has criticised his successor's claims on BBC Politics North that he inherited ...

A road on the outskirts of Barrow is set to be temporarily closed to allow for highway works next week. Westmorland and ...

Andy Burnham has set out his plan to become prime minister, including a promise to create a second centre of government outside London.

US president Donald Trump earned more than £30 million from his two golf resorts in Scotland last year, his latest financial disclosures reveal. The combined income from the US president’s luxury UK ...

Women using maternity services around Morecambe Bay were "not consistently being listened to, believed, or taken seriously" when ...