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Elephants go on the road for recycling

Published: 14/05/2019

COPELAND Council is using striking images on its waste trucks to encourage residents to recycle.

The designs are part of the council's one year anniversary of its kerbside recycling service. In that year, residents recycled an impressive 3,354 tonnes through the kerbside scheme - equivalent to the weight of 650 elephants.

The eye-catching elephant-themed designs thank residents for their environmental commitment, and highlight the need for this to continue.

List of applications determined w/e 03/05/2019

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 03/05/2019

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List of applications received w/e 03/05/2019

Weekly list of planning applications received for w/e 03/05/2019

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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.