An urgent road closure has been put in place to allow Westmorland and Furness to carry out urgent tree felling works.
This notice will be in force for a period not exceeding 5 days from 19th December 2025. It is expected that the Works will take 1 day.
Please see below details of the extents of the restriction and any alternative route which may be in place, the relevant legal notice can be viewed here and a location plan clearly showing these extents can be found here.
Location: C5096, Silverdale Road, Arnside, from its junction with the Spinney Lane, extending in a south westerly direction for a distance of approx 130 metres.
Alternative Route: A suitable alternative route will be signed and made available via the unrestricted sections of the C5096, C5097, Cold Well Lane, Ford Lane and Cove Road. A way for pedestrians and dismounted cyclists will be maintained at all times.
N.B This restriction or Passage for Emergency Vehicles will not be maintained for the duration of this restriction.
Should you have any queries in relation to this temporary Order please contact the Highways Hotline by calling 0300 373 3306 or via the Westmorland & Furness Council website, quoting the reference TTROW/17467.
An urgent road closure has been put in place to allow Westmorland and Furness to carry out urgent tree felling works.
This notice will be in force for a period not exceeding 5 days from 19th December 2025. It is expected that the Works will take 1 day.
Please see below details of the extents of the restriction and any alternative route which may be in place, the relevant legal notice can be viewed here and a location plan clearly showing these extents can be found here.
Location: Silverdale Road, Arnside, from its junction with Red Hills Road, extending in a north westerly direction for a distance of approx 150 metres.
Alternative Route: A suitable alternative route will be signed and made available via the unrestricted sections of Silverdale Road (C5096), Briery Bank, Black Dyke Road and the B5282. A way for pedestrians and dismounted cyclists will be maintained at all times.
N.B This restriction or Passage for Emergency Vehicles will not be maintained for the duration of this restriction.
Should you have any queries in relation to this temporary Order please contact the Highways Hotline by calling 0300 373 3306 or via the Westmorland & Furness Council website, quoting the reference TTROW/17467.
Local estate agent, Hackney & Leigh, has won three national awards at the prestigious EA Masters Best Estate Agent Guide Awards in London, underscoring the agency’s market-leading performance across sales and lettings.
• Best Sales and Lettings Estate Agency in the UK (6–20 branches)
• Best Lettings Manager in the UK – Jo Thompson, Head of Lettings
• Best Sales Manager in the UK – Keira Evans, Kendal Branch Manager
“We can’t believe it – we’ve done the treble!” said Simon Leigh, Director of Hackney & Leigh, the independent ,family-run Sales and Lettings agency with branches in Ambleside, Arnside, Carnforth, Grange-over-Sands, Kendal, Keswick, Kirkby Lonsdale, Penrith, Ulverston and Windermere.
“This is a truly momentous achievement. I am incredibly proud of our fantastic team and I am delighted for Jo and Keira in particular. These awards recognise the hard work, passion and commitment they devote to delivering outstanding results for our clients.”
The awards were presented at a glittering ceremony at Evolution London in Battersea Park, attended by more than 1,000 estate agents and industry partners.
Each year, the team behind the Best Estate Agent Guide carries out an independent performance assessment of the entire estate agency industry to identify the best agencies in the country, based on marketing, service and results. The top performers are then mystery-shopped to ensure exceptional service levels are achieved and that all the latest marketing techniques are being employed to create the perfect first impression of their clients’ properties.
The process for individual awards included Jo and Keira having in-depth interviews with industry leaders to understand more about them, their values and how they go about achieving the results for their clients. On winning the Best Lettings Manager in the UK, Jo Thompson, who lives near Kendal, said: “I am honoured and elated to have won the award. It is not only a great result for me, but it recognises what a fantastic team I have that supports me.”
The judges said her in-depth industry knowledge was a key factor in their decision. Jo has been in the industry for over a decade, having previously been a manager in the hospitality world. She joined Hackney & Leigh in 2017 and has helped shape and grow the business into what it is today.
Following the presentation for Best Sales Manager in the UK, Keira Evans said: “I am delighted to have won the award, not just for myself, but for my team. Just to be nominated was incredible, but to win was a total privilege. I’m utterly flattered to be recognised for my work in a profession I’m so passionate about, especially given the quality of the competition.”
Commenting on Keira’s win, the judges said she had shown fantastic knowledge of her market, alongside a wonderful empathy for her clients. Keira has worked as an estate agent for ten years, following a successful career as a Sales Manager in the equine industry. She joined Hackney & Leigh at the start of 2022 and has taken the Kendal office from strength to strength.
Peter Knight, founder of the Best Estate Agent Guide and EA Masters, said: “We are delighted to recognise and help celebrate the outstanding achievements of everyone who took home an award at this year’s EA Masters. “They represent the top-performing agents in the UK, setting the benchmark for excellence in customer service, expertise and results. “We congratulate this year’s winners, who continue to raise standards in the industry and truly exemplify what it means to be the very best.”
In response to the climate and biodiversity crises, Westmorland and Furness Council want to help our communities to plant one tree, or one metre of hedgerow equivalent, for every resident. This means planting a quarter of a million trees over a five-year period.
Trees have various benefits for climate, biodiversity and communities, such as:
absorbing and storing carbon
providing shade and shelter
increasing biodiversity and enhancing landscapes
capturing air pollution and improving air quality
improving water quality
reducing soil erosion
reducing flooding risk
How to get involved
There are many different ways in which you can help reach our aim of planting 250,000 trees. If would like more details or want to tell us how many trees or hedgerows you have planted so we can count them, please contact us.
Free Trees for Residents: We are giving away free tree saplings as part of the ‘One Tree Per Resident Project’.
Who Can Apply: You can apply on behalf of:
you – as a resident
schools
town and parish councils
landowners
community groups
Trees and Hedge Packs: You can apply for multiple saplings. Larger planting schemes will be assessed for feasibility. Tree species and numbers are subject to availability.
Tree species: There are 10 species of tree in the scheme.
Crab Apple – Small gardens, pot-friendly, moist, heavier soil, pollinators and birds.
Field Maple – Medium to large gardens, moderately moist, wildlife and autumn colour.
Guelder Rose – Small gardens, pot friendly, moist, fertile soil, berries for birds (otherwise toxic)
Hawthorn – Small to large gardens, moist to dry soil, wildlife.
Hazel – Small gardens, pot-friendly, moist soil, not waterlogged, wildlife and nuts.
Juniper – Small gardens, pot-friendly. Dry, well-drained soil. Wildlife, berries for birds (otherwise toxic)
Rowan – Small gardens, pot-friendly. Light, moist soil. Berries for birds (otherwise toxic)
Silver Birch – Medium to large gardens. Moist, well-drained soil. Wildlife, light canopy.
Whitebeam – Medium to large gardens. Dry to moist soil. Birds.
Yew – Small gardens, pot-friendly. Dry to moist soil. Evergreen, berries (all parts of the tree are toxic)
Pick the trees suitable for your planting area. Some are suitable for pots if managed. Read advice on how to pick the right trees to plant, and how to plant them on the Woodland Trust website
How to Apply: Before you apply, you’ll need to know: Your chosen tree species and the What3Words location of your planting site.
Applications will be open until 30 November 2025, but may clsoe early subject to demand. Please note hedge packs are not currently available due to high demand.
Progress: To date, we have planted 41,544 trees which is 17% of the total needed to achieve the goal of ‘One Tree per Resident’. This planting has been delivered by council teams, supported by the Community Orchard and Micro Woodland initiatives funded through the Coronation Living Heritage Fund.
Our key partner, Raise: Cumbria Community Forest, has also played a vital role in delivering additional planting schemes..
Hollybank Care Home is running their ’12 Days of Christmas Raffle’ again this year.
The prizes are: hampers, gift boxes, bottles galore and even a distillery tour and tasting voucher.
An opportunity to win Christmas tipples and chocolate goodies in time for the festive season and help raise additional funds to give our lovely residents an extra special Christmas.
Sustainable Arnside is once again offering this FREE service to people interested in understanding the areas of their home that could potentially be insulated better and, in the long run, save money – which is most likely, all of us!
Thermal imaging can identify cold spots in your home, such as draughts around windows and doors, missing and defective insulation, water ingress, damp, and cold bridges. It can indicate both quick fixes as well as areas that require professional advice, giving the opportunity to make your home warmer, healthier, cheaper to heat and lower your home’s carbon footprint.
The thermal imaging camera detects the heat emitted by objects and shows it in a colour-coded way – the colder areas are shown in blue and the warmer ones in red.
Anyone is eligible for the home survey. All surveys are carried out by local volunteers in collaboration with Futureproof Cumbria.
The window for conducting thermal imaging is November – as the weather turns colder, through to the end of March – before the weather warms up.
A temporary road closure has been put in place to allow Fibrus to carry out utility works which are expected to commence 15th November 2025 and anticipated to take 2 days to complete.
Please see below details of the extents of the restriction(s) and any alternative route(s) which may be in place, the relevant legal notice can be viewed here and a location plan clearly showing these extents can be found here.
Location: Church Hill, from its junction with Silverdale Road, extending in a north easterly direction for approx.105 metres.
Alternative Route: There is no suitable alternative route available for vehicles. A way for pedestrians and dismounted cyclists will be maintained at all times.
N.B Passage for Emergency Vehicles will be maintained where required for the duration of this restriction.
Should you have any queries in relation to this temporary Order please contact the Highways Hotline by calling 0300 373 3306 or via the Westmorland & Furness Council website, quoting the reference TTROW/16845
Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape and the Bittern Countryside CIC have joined together to host a Sustainability Conference for the National Landscape on the 15th November 2025
The conference will be held at Arnside Educational Institute and will run from 9.30am – 5pm
There will be a morning session with short talks, hearing about what some of the fabulous groups in the National Landscape are doing to fight climate change and help biodiversity.
We’re planning a ‘Power Hour’ where groups are invited to introduce themselves and/or any particular sustainability projects they are involved in.
After lunch, we’ll be having workshop sessions to get us moving and thinking about future plans.
This event is free and open to anyone who is already involved in local climate, sustainability or biodiversity action – or who would like to get more involved.
If you would like to deliver a workshop activity please get in touch – we are happy to combine workshop activities, so this could be a very short activity or a longer one!
Do you face difficulties getting to GP, hospital or other health appointments using public transport? We want to hear from you.
Transport is a recurring issue we hear about at Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness and your experiences could help improve the system for everyone. Wherever the Healthwatch team goes, we hear how difficult it can be to get to medical appointments if you:
Don’t own a car
Don’t have friends or family available to give you a lift
Aren’t eligible for patient transport services
From poor bus connections to high taxi costs, these barriers stop people from accessing the care they need. With Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland Councils developing a new Cumbria-wide mayoral authority – which will have powers over both public transport and health and wellbeing – this project is more important than ever.
What we’re doing
We’re collecting first-hand experiences of travelling to health appointments by public transport (buses, taxis, trains, community transport schemes, plus volunteer car schemes), whether that’s:
Primary care (GPs, dentists)
Secondary care (hospital)
Follow-on care (physiotherapy, rehabilitation programmes, therapy sessions, support groups)
Your appointment doesn’t have to be in Westmorland and Furness as we’re aware many people travel to Carlisle, Lancaster, Whitehaven, Preston, Newcastle and Northumberland for treatment. We’ll combine survey results with case studies and information from engagement events to create a report to take to public transport commissioners and service providers.
Our aim: to make a positive impact on future service provision.
How to get involved
📝 Take our survey: it takes less than five minutes to complete, depending on how much detail you choose to give. To take the survey, click here. Survey closes 31st October 2025.
📢 Share the survey with friends, family, and community groups.
🗣 Invite us to speak at your organisation or group meeting.
Who we want to hear from: We want to gather experiences from anyone who uses (or tries to use) public, community, or volunteer schemes to reach healthcare. In particular:
Disabled people
Older residents
People with long-term health conditions
Anyone without access to a private vehicle
Every voice matters, whether your journey has been smooth or difficult.
Why your voice matters – the information you provide will:
Highlight real barriers faced by local people.
Give decision-makers the evidence they need to make improvements.
Ensure transport planning reflects the needs of patients across Cumbria
This is your chance to help shape how transport services work for healthcare access in the future.
Contact us: 📧 info@healthwatchwestfurn.co.uk
📞 0300 373 2820
Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness is a patient voice organisation, listening to what people have to say about their health and social care.
Independent living for individuals aged 50 and over in Studio Apartments designed for comfort and independence.
Millom Court is centrally located in the lovely village of Arnside, within the Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape and with local facilities nearby.
✔ Spacious open-plan bedroom/living area
✔ Fitted kitchen & private shower room
✔ Ample in-flat storage
✔ Lift access & level flooring throughout
✔ Warden call system for peace of mind
Community Features
🌳 Shared Garden & communal lounge
🧺 On-site laundry
🎉 Regular social activities
🚉 Excellent transport links & local amenities
💷 Rent: £158 per week
✅ Those receiving benefits are welcome to apply
For more information or to arrange a viewing, call 0800 917 0092 or drop in and speak with the Scheme Manager.
