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Community Alcohol Partnership to launch
Published: 15/04/2019
A COMMUNITY Alcohol Partnership (CAP) will be launched in Egremont this week to help tackle underage drinking and anti-social behaviour.
Officers from Cumbria Constabulary conducted surveys with the residents of Egremont, in particular in the area of the skate park, and it was established that there was a problem with underage drinking in the area.
Heritage coast gets go ahead
Published: 12/04/2019
AN EXCITING plan to extend St Bees Head Heritage Coast has been approved by Copeland Borough Council.
At yesterday’s (Tuesday) Full Council meeting Copeland Councillors agreed unanimously on a proposal to extend the current heritage coastline which will support the tourism offer in the borough.
St Bees Head is the only Heritage Coast between Wales and Scotland, and the only area of high sea cliffs in the north-west.
Staff and residents collect 100 bags of litter
Published: 09/04/2019
COPELAND Council staff and residents pulled together to collect a whopping 100 bags of litter in Whitehaven this week.
During two two-hour litter picks on Monday (April 8), volunteers tackled a popular cycle path in Mirehouse and a footpath through Arrowthwaite Woods.
Community services manager, Janice Carrol, said: "It was great to see people out in the sunshine making a real difference to our surroundings. We'd like to say a big thank you and well done to everyone who took part."
The two events were part of Keep Britain Tidy's Great British Spring Clean.
Copeland Council launches noise app
Published: 04/04/2019
COPELAND residents being troubled by noise nuisance can now make their own recordings to send to the local council.
Copeland Council has launched The Noise App to offer a free way for residents to record a 30-second clip that can be sent to the Environmental Health team for investigation.
Copeland businesses to receive rates discount
Published: 02/04/2019
MORE than 200 businesses in Copeland have received a discount on their rates bill.
Copeland Council has applied the Government’s Retail Relief Scheme automatically, and has identified 212 business that are receiving a third off their bill this year.
Businesses that are receiving this discount, effective from April 1, include shops, restaurants and pubs. Businesses that are occupied and have a rateable value of less than £51,000 qualify for the discount.