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Work scheme to go digital

Published: 10/06/2020

A PROJECT to get Copeland residents back to work is to go digital.

Sector Based Work Academies (SBWA), run by the Copeland Work and Skills Partnership, are to be delivered digitally to keep participants safe in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The new digital version of the course, which readies people for employment in particular industries, is to be trialled initially in the care sector. This follows an increase in care worker vacancies in domiciliary care and care homes.

Silecroft's new cafe given the go ahead

Published: 10/06/2020

A NEW beach café at Silecroft is a step nearer after the project was granted planning permission this week.

The café, which will replace the current temporary structure, has been given the go ahead by planners at the Lake District National Park Authority.

It is part of the Connecting Cumbria's Hidden Coast project - a series of attractions and improvements to the footpaths linking Copeland's coast. It’s hoped the new café could be up and running some time in 2021, depending on the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Plan applications determined for w/e 29/05/2020

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 29/05/2020

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Weekly list of planning applications received for w/e 29/05/2020

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Expenditure over £500 May 2020

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Grant Fund Policy

Small Business Discretionary Grant Fund Policy

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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.

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