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A total of 53 homes were evacuated on Steel Street, UlverstonA major incident has been declared after police officers identified a suspicious item in a house.An operation is ongoing after 53 homes in the Steel Street area of Ulverston were evacuated on…
Homes have been evacuated as a bomb disposal squad investigates a “suspicious item” found in a house in north-west England.Cumbria[1] Police declared a “major incident” after they discovered the item on Wednesday afternoon following concerns for the we…
In Millom, the A5093 is impassable both ways due to the snow between Millom and Hallthwaites.
The A592, at Kirkstone Pass is closed both ways due to snow between Troutbeck and Hartsop.
The A595 is closed both ways, and there is heavy traffic due to ac…
The A590 near Ulverston is blocked both ways at Alpine Road, and traffic is queueing.
Picture taken by driver in the traffic jam (Image: Supplied)
The incident has been ongoing since it was reported at 5.35pm today (Dec 5).
The police and ambulance ser…
By Samantha JaggerBBC News4 December 2023, 08:50 GMTUpdated 4 hours agoImage source, PA MediaEngineers are working into the night to restore electricity supplies to properties cut off by snowy conditions in Cumbria.Thousands were left without electrici…
The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that five closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:
• A590, from 8pm August 16 to 6am December 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A590 eastbound and westboun…
Barrow man banned for drink driving and other road traffic offences
A 20-YEAR-OLD motorist has been disqualified from driving and issued with a community order for drink driving and other road traffic offences.
Jason Scott, of Derbyshire Road in Barrow…
One of the closures is expected to cause delays of up to 30 minutes.
The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that three closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:
• A590, from 8am September 14 to 5pm…
Expressions’ new Barrow[1] shop ‘smashed it’ for opening day
A gift shop and piercing studio that has relocated to a bigger premises in Barrow[2] ‘smashed it’ on its opening day, according to its owner.
The Barrow branch of Expressions was located at 2…
The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that two closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:
• A590, from 8pm August 16 to 6am October 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A590 eastbound and westbound,…