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COPELAND residents will be sent their polling cards next week ahead of elections in May.

Residents will go to the polls to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria on Thursday, May 6. There are also by-elections for Copeland Borough Council’s Whitehaven Central ward - for a vacant seat alongside sitting councillors Eileen Weir and Charles Maudling - and Parton Parish Council.

Nominations for candidates open on March 25 and can be made until April 8.

A NEW Vision has been launched that sets out Copeland’s aspirations and objectives over the next 20 years.

Copeland Vision 2040 – produced by Copeland Borough Council – sets out a strategy of how the borough can become a globally-recognised place of innovation and opportunity; a major clean energy hub for the UK; and a sustainable place, with a resilient economy that supports thriving communities.