Published: 15/06/2021
COPELAND Council is appealing for volunteers to help make improvements to some of its nearly 100,000 square miles of open spaces.
The Council is searching for volunteers of all ages, and abilities, to help:
Published: 15/06/2021
COPELAND’S first Young Entrepreneurs Market has been hailed a resounding success – and plans are under way for a second event.
The market was held on Whitehaven’s King Street on Saturday and featured 14 young stallholders selling everything from cakes, candles and crafts to clothing, jewellery, gifts and paintings.
All stallholders reported strong sales, says organisers Copeland Council, and many town centre shops and cafes reported an upturn in trade as a result of the increased footfall. Live music was performed by Zoe Warren, Chloe Fawcett and Grace Price.
Published: 15/06/2021
A NEW residents’ panel on climate change is being created to help shape Copeland’s response to the environmental crisis.
Copeland Borough Council is in the process of forming a People’s Panel made up of randomly selected residents from across the local area who will meet, debate and make recommendations to the council and other organisations taking part on where their priorities should lie to achieve the ambition of becoming a net-zero carbon borough.
Published: 14/06/2021
COPELAND Council is urging eligible businesses to come forward if they have not yet claimed their Restart Grant, before June 30.
Grants of up to £18,000 are being paid to businesses in the hospitality, leisure, personal care and accommodation sectors. Grants of up to £6,000 are being paid to non-essential retail businesses.
Businesses must have been trading on April 1, 2021 to be eligible to receive funding under the Restart grant scheme.
