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Council holds first virtual meeting
Published: 05/05/2020
COPELAND Borough Council has held its first ever virtual council meeting.
Mayor Mike Starkie and 11 Councillors joined today’s Full Council meeting from the safety of their homes, in which they agreed to a change to the council’s protocols that will allow remote video meetings to continue to take place.
Bank holiday arrangements
Published: 04/05/2020
COPELAND Council has the made the following arrangements for the coming bank holiday (Friday, May 8).
Household waste, recycling and garden waste collections scheduled on Friday will be collected as normal.
Monthly garden waste collections will start today (May 4) and residents can find out when their next collection will be at www.copeland.gov.uk.
The following out-of-hours emergency numbers are available during the bank holiday:
Homelessness and domestic abuse support - 01946 427070
Council starts garden waste collections
Published: 04/05/2020
COPELAND Council is reminding residents that it is starting its garden waste collections today (Monday, May 4).
The counci's online calendars are now up-to-date to reflect new collection dates. Residents are asked to note that the day of the week their garden waste is collected remains the same but the council is collecting every four weeks instead of every two weeks in the current circumstances.
Community groups receive vital PPE supplies
Published: 29/04/2020
COMMUNITY support groups in Copeland have received vital PPE supplies thanks to a local charity and its contributors.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including 300 bottles of hand sanitiser and 1,400 pairs of gloves were distributed locally.
Groups set up to assist communities through the current Coronavirus pandemic in Distington, Egremont, Ennerdale, Frizington, Seascale and Gosforth, St Bees and Whitehaven have received the goods today (Wednesday).
Housing team accommodate 15 households
Published: 29/04/2020
COPELAND Council’s housing team has accommodated 15 households during the Coronavirus pandemic.
The residents were homeless or threatened with homelessness, and have been provided temporary accommodation in the borough whilst a permanent housing solution is put in place.
Five of these households have now secured longer term accommodation, and the team are working tirelessly to secure longer term accommodation for the remaining households.