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Mayor and MP issue Sellafield Ltd statement

Published: 09/05/2019

Mike Starkie, Mayor of Copeland, and Trudy Harrison, Member of Parliament for Copeland, have issued the following joint statement in response to Sellafield Ltd's Programme and Project Partners announcement today.

"We welcome the announcement of the Lot Partners on Sellafield Ltd’s Programme and Project Partners (PPP) framework, through which a significant portion of the site’s supply chain services in project and programme management, engineering and design, civil and process construction will be procured over the next 20 years.

Copeland Borough Council line-up unveiled

Published: 08/05/2019

THE line-up of borough councillors who will serve Copeland for the next four years has been formally unveiled.

Copeland Borough Council’s 33 elected members today attended the Copeland Centre to sign their declarations of acceptance.

Following Thursday’s election the political makeup of the Council stands at 19 Labour councillors, 10 Conservative and four independent.

Joining newly re-elected Mayor Mike Starkie, councillors have been elected to the following wards:

Council & students aim for BIG recycling impact

Published: 07/05/2019

BIRTHDAY celebrations for Copeland's kerbside recycling service continued this week with the arrival of a very large guest!

The impressive elephant sculpture, made from recycled materials by local artist Susan Jackson and students from Lakes College, was at the Beacon Museum for the bank holiday. The 1.4m-tall piece is filled with used cans and plastic bottles and highlights the fact that since the council launched a revamped recycling collection a year ago, it has collected materials equalling the weight of 650 elephants.

Corporate Debt Recovery Policy

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18 April - Councillor William Kirkbride

18 April - Complaint concerning Copeland Borough Councillor William Kirkbride

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List of applications determined w/e 26/04/2019

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 26/04/2019

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List of applications received w/e 26/04/2019

Weekly list of planning applications received for w/e 26/04/2019

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Copeland council bank holiday arrangements

Published: 30/04/2019

COPELAND Borough Council's offices will be closed this coming bank holiday Monday, May 6, as per its usual bank holiday arrangements.

There will be no household waste, garden or recycling collections on Monday and all collections will be one day later than usual that week. If your collection is due on Friday this will take place on Saturday.

The Distington Hall Crematorium and its office will also be closed, but the Chapel of Remembrance will be open from 9am until 4.15pm.

The Beacon Museum will be open from 10am until 4.30pm (last entry 3.45pm).

Crafty sessions celebrate recycling achievement

Published: 30/04/2019

Copeland’s revamped recycling service is celebrating an incredible first year after collecting nearly 3,400 tonnes of recyclable materials.

Twelve months ago, the borough council launched a new service collecting five materials at the kerbside for 96 per cent of householders. In that time Copeland residents have recycled materials weighing roughly the same as 650 elephants!

Crews have emptied a staggering 1.5 million recycling containers, and a grand total of 3,354 tonnes have been collected. This compares to 1,589 tonnes over the previous year - a 53 per cent increase.

List of applications determined w/e 19/04/2019

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 19/04/2019

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