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Copeland Council launches Commercial Strategy
Published: 18/09/2019
COPELAND Council has launched its new Commercial Strategy – and is currently recruiting a new senior officer to help lead its delivery.
Councillors have voted unanimously to adopt the strategy, which will guide and develop commercial activity within the council over the next four years.
It explores how the council can become financially self-sufficient by delivering progressive and successful income-generating activities, without compromising frontline services, and covers how commercialisation opportunities will be selected, implemented, governed and monitored.
Copeland lights up skyline for Recycle Week
Published: 17/09/2019
COPELAND Council will celebrate National Recycle Week in style, with several events and initiatives.
Businesses offered workforce subsidy
Published: 12/09/2019
A NEW subsidy is being made available to businesses in Copeland to help develop their workforce.
Small-sized employers in the borough can now access a contribution of up to £2,500 towards wages and training costs of taking on a new recruit.
Copeland Work and Skills Programme – led by Copeland Council and funded by Copeland Community Fund and Sellafield Ltd – has launched the subsidy to encourage firms to support individuals into employment.
Whitehaven parade to mark VJ Day
Published: 03/09/2019
RESIDENTS are invited to get involved with an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VJ Day in Whitehaven next year.
Councillor Allan Forster, Copeland Council's Armed Forces Champion, is leading the arrangements for the event to honour the armed forces community past and present.
The event will take place on Saturday, August 15 and will start with a parade from the Copeland Centre, Catherine Street, to the war memorial at Castle Park for a short service.