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Copeland Mayor urges residents to give blood

Published: 19/07/2019

Copeland Mayor, Mike Starkie is urging residents to sign up to the blood donor register.

Each year the NHS needs new donors to replace those who can no longer donate.

Blood is used to save many lives each day, not just those who require emergency treatment, but those, including children, who require transfusions each week to treat life threatening medical conditions.

Mike Starkie, Mayor of Copeland, said: “Yesterday I signed up to become a blood donor.

Bright future ahead for Copeland students

Published: 19/07/2019

THE FUTURE is bright for Copeland pupils as they graduate from innovative award scheme.

In total 110 students from Bookwell School, Egremont, and St James’ Junior School, Whitehaven have completed the Junior Award Scheme for Schools (JASS). These are the only students to complete the programme and be presented with a JASS Bronze Award in West Cumbria.

The students, aged seven to 11, have undertaken an 11-month programme which aims to support young people on their journey through school by teaching them valuable life skills.

Business boost for Copeland

Published: 18/07/2019

A TOTAL of 129 businesses were opened or relaunched in Copeland during the last year, new figures reveal.

Copeland Council has reported the figure based on those who registered for National Non Domestic Rates (NNDR), known as business rates, from May 2018 to April 2019.

The list includes shops, cafes, pubs, playgroups, warehouses, beauty salons, offices and guest houses, with July (13) and November (19) the busiest months for new or relaunched businesses.

List of applications determined w/e 12/07/2019

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 12/07/2019

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List of applications received w/e 12/07/2019

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Council supports people with Facilities Grants

Published: 15/07/2019

COPELAND Council has supported almost 150 residents to live safely and independently in their own homes during the last year, new figures reveal.

The council administered 148 Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) in 2018/19, to allow homes to be adapted to suit the occupant’s needs, often in response to a change in mobility levels, an accident or ill health.

Adaptations have included the installation of through-floor lifts, stairlifts and ramps, adapted bathrooms, door-widening and ground-floor extensions. Twenty of the adaptations have been carried out for children.

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Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 05/07/2019

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List of applications received w/e 05/07/2019

Weekly list of planning applications received for w/e 05/07/2019

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Single person discount application form

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Boost for Whitehaven transformation plans

Published: 10/07/2019

AN AMBITIOUS vision to transform Whitehaven in a multi-million-pound scheme has taken a major step forward.

Copeland Borough Council has been successful in the first phase of its application for a share of the Government’s £675 million Future High Streets Fund that aims to revitalise and modernise town centres.

Copeland Borough Council

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