FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle a series of fires which started at Furness Golf Course on Walney.


The fire at Furness Golf Course on Walney. Picture: Walney Fire The callout came in at around 8.40pm last night after a fire was spotted at the golf course in Central Drive on Walney.

The on-call crew extinguished a number of grass and gorse fires which had started when embers from an unattended fire spread to other areas of the gold course.

Walney's crew is manned by a number of on-call firefighters.

Anyone who is interested in signing up to the crew, or finding out more information about becoming an on-call firefighter, can call Barrow fire station on 01229 407945.