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Support available to empty homes' owners

Published: 23/09/2019

COPELAND Council is urging owners of empty homes to access its support to help bring their property back into use.

The council is using Empty Homes Week (September 23 to 27) to highlight the role of its Empty Homes Officer, who works with private property owners to reduce the number of vacant homes in Copeland.

Since September 2018, the officer has worked with over 300 owners to encourage them to bring their long-term empty property back into use; this has resulted in 92 properties being lived in again. There were 35 brought back into use in 2017/18.

List of applications determined w/e 13/09/2019

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 13/09/2019

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List of applications received w/e 13/09/2019

Weekly list of planning applications received for w/e 13/09/2019

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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.

Commercial Strategy 2019-2023

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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.