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Garden collections end soon for winter

Published: 06/11/2018

COPELAND Council is reminding residents that garden waste collections end for the winter on Friday November 16.

The collections will be suspended as usual during this period but restart on March 11 2019.

Coun Mark Holliday, portfolio holder for Waste, said: "We know residents have found it useful now that we extend the garden waste collection period into mid November. It enables people to have their final grass cut, clear leaves and have a final tidy up before the winter.

List of applications received w/e 26/10/2018

Weekly list of planning applications received for w/e 26/10/2018

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List of applications determined w/e 26/10/2018

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 26/10/2018

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List of applications determined w/e 19/10/2018

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 19/10/2018

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List of applications received w/e 19/10/2018

Weekly list of planning applications received for w/e 19/10/2018

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Events to mark Remembrance Sunday

Published: 24/10/2018

EVENTS will take place around Copeland to mark Remembrance Sunday (November 11).

Whitehaven

From 10am, the parade will assemble outside Copeland Council’s offices, on Catherine Street. The parade to the cenotaph in Castle Park begins at 10.40am, and a service and wreath-laying takes place at the cenotaph at 10.55am.

Crematorium to host Christmas service

Published: 23/10/2018

A SPECIAL memorial service offering people the chance to remember their loved ones will take place this Christmas.

Distington Hall Crematorium will host the event on Wednesday, December 19, that will include carols and readings, followed by light refreshments. Guests will also have the opportunity to light a candle or hang a ribbon on the Christmas tree in memory of a loved one.

List of applications determined w/e 12/10/2018

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 12/10/2018

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List of applications received w/e 12/10/2018

Weekly list of planning applications received for w/e 12/10/2018

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Tributes to Councillor John Bowman

Published: 19/10/2018

TRIBUTES have been paid to John Bowman, a “dedicated and passionate” councillor, who has died at the age of 67.

Mr Bowman, who represented Distington on Copeland Borough Council and was Chairman of Distington Parish Council, died at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, on Wednesday evening. He had suffered a heart attack at Whitehaven Sports Centre on Saturday.

Copeland Borough Council

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