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Local Democracy Reporting Service
Jason Rushworth

There have been fresh calls to look into the possibility of a second bridge connecting Barrow to Walney.

At a Cumbria County Council meeting the Mayor of Barrow, Councillor Kevin Hamilton, said Jubilee Bridge, which is the longest in the county, will not be “fit for purpose” soon.

He said: “Other areas of the county are getting infrastructure investment but not Walney Island.”

Angela Jones, the executive director for the economy and infrastructure, said she understood that the bridge was a key asset to the town.

She said: “We need to secure funding from government for any new strategic infrastructure.”

Work on the county council’s £4.5m essential maintenance programme on Jubilee Bridge resumed last year involving repairs to steelwork and concrete as well as repainting the bridge.

The council said the essential maintenance would extend the life of the bridge by many years.

The Home Office says the 15m-high mast will plug gaps in 999 communication coverage.

The woman, in her 30s, was attacked near the Co-operative store in Carlisle on Friday.

• Temperature at 3000 ft: -2C to -1C (28 to 30F)
• Winds: A calm day with gentle or light north to north-easterly breezes.
• Cloud: Early mist, fog and low cloud early this morning will have bases around 600 to 1000ft (200 to 300m). As mist and fog clear this morning cloud bases will generally lift above the summits and skies will clear.
• Weather: As mist and hill fog clears the day will be dry and calm, and the afternoon should see plenty of crisp sunshine. It will be quite chilly however. In the late afternoon some cloud will build in from the north-east.
• Visibility: Poor at first with mist and fog, but becoming good or very good towards afternoon as cloud breaks up. Poor visibility however for any misty patches lingering for some eastern fells.

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Stephanie Lane, 35, grew up with her mum working as a foster carer from the age of 11.

When her mum Janet died last year, Stephanie trained as a carer so she could keep the three children her mum has fostered since they were young together in the home they'd always known.

Image source, Cumbria County Council

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• Temperature at 3000 ft: Around -1C (30F), rising to 1 or 2C (34 to 36F) this afternoon.
• Winds: North, backing north-west, moderate to fresh, with gusts of 20-30 mph.
• Cloud: Cloud bases above the summits, but will tend to lower to around 2300ft (700m) towards sunset, especially across the north-western Lakes.
• Weather: Any sunshine will soon give way to cloud moving in from the west. This may bring a few spots of rain in the afternoon, as it tends to thicken and lower. There's the chance of the odd brighter spell later in the afternoon towards sunset.
• Visibility: Very good or excellent, but becoming poor on the higher peaks towards dusk, as the cloud lowers