Thorncliffe Cemetery and Crematorium

And an update, Barrow Crematorium is set to reopen on September the 30th, that's tomorrow, following major repairs after a fire earlier this year.

Thorncliffe Crematorium first opened in 1962 within the grounds of Barrow Cemetery and has carried out more than 50,000 cremations.

Tim Farron, MP for Westmoreland and Lonsdale, raised concerns about government cuts to Westmoreland and Furness Council, claiming it is cutting £400 of funding per household in the council's area over the next three years.

almost forty per cent of cumbrian fire calls were false alarms last year and at least a third of fires they responded to were started deliberately dave love area manager for service delivery at cumbria fire and rescue service said Sometimes incidents turn out to be false alarms, often reported with good intent by people who believe there was a genuine risk, which is absolutely the right thing to do.