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Christmas arrangements

Published: 11/12/2019

COPELAND Borough Council offices (including Market Hall and Millom) will be closed from 1pm on Tuesday, December 24. Its offices will also close at 3.30pm on Friday, December 20 (Millom will close at 3pm).

The Market Hall and Millom offices will reopen at 9am on Thursday, January 2.

Distington Hall Crematorium office will close at 1pm on December 24 and will reopen on December 27, and will close again for one day on January 1. The Chapel of Remembrance is open from 9am until 4.15pm every day throughout the Christmas period and is open until 4.30pm on Christmas Eve.

New roles to boost health through community

Published: 10/12/2019

COPELAND Council has created two new roles to help community groups grow and improve people's health and wellbeing.

The officers will work with communities and existing groups to help them become stronger, set up new activities, engage with residents or recruit more volunteers. This will dovetail with NHS workers and other professionals who will help people access those services as part of a “social prescription.”

Copeland ready for a recycling Christmas

Published: 09/12/2019

Copeland is ready to recycle this festive season!

This Christmas is the second since the council launched its new recycling service and it’s hoped residents will now be finding it second nature.

Janice Carrol, Copeland’s Community Services Manager, said: “Most Copeland residents are now recycling and it’s a great time of year to make the most of our kerbside collections of card, plastic, metal, paper and glass.

“Even well before the festivities start, we know people will have cardboard boxes as their online Christmas shopping starts to arrive.

Expenditure over £500 November 2019

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Businesses 'raise the bar' at prestigious awards

Published: 05/12/2019

LICENSED premises across Cumbria have ‘raised the bar’ at a prestigious awards ceremony.

Representatives from 17 organisations in the Best Bar None accreditation scheme were praised for their contributions to improved safety and standards in the local industry at the gathering held yesterday (Wednesday).

The big winners on the day were Whitehaven Civic Hall and Walkabout, in Carlisle, who received the ‘Best in West Cumbria’ and ‘Best in North Cumbria’ awards respectively.

Grounds maintenance leaflet

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Have your say on budget plans

Published: 04/12/2019

COPELAND Council has launched a consultation into next year’s budget – and wants to hear the public’s views.

The council is prioritising the delivery of its statutory commitments while increasingly using income and grants to run its discretionary services.

As part of a number of questions included in the consultation document, launched today (Wednesday), residents are being asked what they think the council’s priorities should be in terms of town centres, coastal areas and open spaces.

Application for cremation

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Memorial plaque application form

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Safety checks under way at Copeland's cemeteries

Published: 03/12/2019

A ROLLING programme of inspection and maintenance of Copeland’s burial grounds and cemeteries is under way.

Copeland Council staff are inspecting headstones in all 17 of its open and closed cemeteries to ensure they are stable and pose no risk to the public and colleagues who work there.

The council's inspections across all its sites will now run on a continuous basis which ensures that every headstone is checked at least every five years, as per Ministry of Justice guidance, with more regular inspections implemented in areas that require them.

Copeland Borough Council

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