Broughton-in-Furness

Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news, straight to your inbox. Sign up. FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a report of an embankment on fire in Broughton-in-Furness last night (April 23). The team were called at 9:12pm to attend to the fire on ...

A FURNESS post office under threat of closure has been saved after a campaign by residents. Broughton-in-Furness PO was placed at risk because of a plan to change it from a community branch into a commission-based payment outlet. If the changes by ...

Heather Tavares, who runs the Broughton-in-Furness based Lakeland Nut Company said the advice sessions – which provide valuable assistance on everything from writing a business plan to marketing and accounting – made a real difference to her artisan ...

STUDENTS from Broughton-in-Furness CE Primary School are now 'star' pupils thanks to BAE Systems Ambassadors. The school is one of the first in the country to have its pupils achieve CREST Star Awards for taking part in science, technology, ...

Broughton-in-Furness artist Jo McGrath's first solo exhibition, Tails of Cumbria, is now on in the Severn Studio at Brantwood, the former home of John Ruskin in Coniston. Running until March 9, it features some of Jo's pictures on her favourite theme ...

A 15-year-old boy has died after reportedly being shot in the head at a farm in Cumbria. A 35-year-old man from Barrow was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the incident. Police attended the location in Ulpha, Broughton-in-Furness, last night ...