Where is Cleator Moor?

Cleator Moor is located within Cumbria, 5 miles east of the coast at St Bees, and 42 miles south of Carlisle.

What is Cleator Moor like?

Cleator Moor is a former industrial town which is now mainly residential. The town is surrounded by amazing countryside and is 3 mile away from the Lake District National Park. Cleator Moor has a population of around 7,000. Crime is relatively low, with an average of 100 incidents per month.

Individual rescued from water by Emergency Services

Yesterday (15 Aug) Firefighters attended Jubilee Bridge in Barrow-in-Furness to reports of an individual in the water.

A spokesperson from Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said:

"At 13:27 hours on the 15th of August 2020, four fire engines from Barrow-in-Furness, Walney, Ulverston and Kendal fire stations were mobilised to Jubilee Bridge, Barrow-in-Furness to reports of a casualty in the water.

"Firefighters rescued one casualty from a bridge stanchion using twin rope access gear. Fire crews were on scene for approximately one hour and thirty minutes."

Photo: Barrow firefighters in a routine swift water training exercise.