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E-scooters to be trialled in Copeland
Published: 20/11/2020
E-scooters are to be trialled in Copeland, the Department for Transport has announced.
Copeland is one of a number of trial areas chosen to assess the safety and impacts of e-scooters on the road, part of the Government’s Future of Transport regulatory review.
Ginger, a micro mobility company who provide electric scooters in cities across the UK will partner with Copeland Borough Council to deliver the project.
Applications now open for additional business grants
Published: 18/11/2020
APPLICATIONS are now open for the Government’s Additional Restrictions Grant in Copeland.
Copeland Council is inviting applications to the scheme today (Wednesday) to further support businesses impacted by the current lockdown restrictions.
The Additional Restrictions Support Grant is a discretionary grant scheme to help those businesses that are forced to close, but have no rateable value, or those which – while not legally forced to close – are nonetheless severely impacted.
Millom digital trail gets the go-ahead
Published: 17/11/2020
A DIGITAL app that will bring to life the places loved by Millom poet Norman Nicholson has been given the go-ahead.
The project to create and operate the app to guide people on a series of trails around the Millom area has received the full £20,000 it needs thanks to a Copeland Council funding bid, and it is hoped to launch by the end of March.
