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Praise for officers
Published: 01/06/2020
COPELAND Council’s leadership has praised the authority’s “dedicated and talented” workers for their response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mike Starkie, Mayor of Copeland, and Pat Graham, Chief Executive, have applauded the team’s efforts following the production of a graphic which shows a snapshot of the significant difference made by the council to the community over the first two months of the crisis.
The council has been on the front line locally of Government roll-outs and initiatives, and has been key in supporting some of the borough’s most vulnerable residents.
Council set to launch new business grants fund
Published: 28/05/2020
COPELAND Council is set to launch a new discretionary grants fund to support businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The scheme is designed to help small businesses who have not been able to access other sources of Government funding, including the Small Business Grant Fund or the Retail, Leisure and Hospitality Grant Fund.
Copeland Council, in line with other district councils in Cumbria, will launch the Small Business Discretionary Grant Fund on June 1, 2020.
Rising star in Copeland’s ranks
Published: 28/05/2020
MITCHELL McCombe, Copeland Council’s Nuclear Sector Development Officer, has been elected the prestigious position of co-chair of the Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Futures Forum.
The Cumbria LEP Futures Forum, which was set up in January 2020, aims to make sure that the views of young people seriously influence Cumbria’s economic strategy and investment decisions. The Forum is made up of 16 young professionals, aged 18 to 35, from across Cumbria.
Bursaries available for Copeland's businesses
Published: 27/05/2020
BUSINESSES in Copeland can now take advantage of two subsidies to encourage employment.
Small-sized employers across the borough can receive a £3,000 subsidy towards a new apprentice’s salary, or a £2,500 subsidy towards wages and training costs of taking on a new recruit.
Copeland Work and Skills Partnership – led by Copeland Council and funded by Copeland Community Fund and Sellafield Ltd – has launched the subsidies to encourage employers to support individuals into employment.