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Competition inspires young recyclers
Published: 01/02/2018
A CREATIVE competition to inspire the next generation of recyclers has been enjoyed by Bookwell School pupils.
Kaitlyn Fraser, aged ten created the winning design, which will be sent to every household in the area to promote Copeland Council’s new recycling service and encourage residents to recycle more.
Kaitlyn said: “I thought my idea to include rhymes in the poster was really exciting. I think that everyone should recycle, me and my family already do.”
Transformational scheme extended
Published: 01/02/2018
A TRANSFORMATIONAL town centre scheme, set to revitalise the borough, has been extended to all of Copeland.
The Town Centre Regeneration Scheme launched in July last year has seen nearly £60,000 awarded to businesses in Whitehaven, Cleator Moor, Egremont, Millom and Haverigg.
Successful applicants include; Sporthouse, The Vine, Shakers, The Senhouse Centre, Savvy, The Flower Basket, Union Hall, Dixons, PFK Estate Agents, Oriental Garden, Humbugs, La Chic, Tutis Foster Care, Corner Deli, all in Whitehaven town centre.
Tree vandalised in Whitehaven
Published: 30/01/2018
A TREE has been vandalised only two days after it was planted in Whitehaven.
Copeland Council planted the malus – a ornamental apple tree – in the Sandhills Court car park, off Queen Street in the town centre, and will now be forced to re-plant the tree following the damage. A protective belt was deliberately cut and the trunk uprooted and snapped.
Mike Starkie, Mayor of Copeland, said: “It’s incredibly disappointing that this has happened. Why anyone would feel the need to damage a tree that has been planted for the public’s enjoyment is completely beyond me.
Successful community project looking to expand
Published: 30/01/2018
A SUCCESSFUL community project is hoping to expand its reach throughout Copeland.
Men in Sheds, which originated on the Mirehouse estate in Whitehaven, offers the chance for men to gather in a larger version of a typical garden shed, where they share tools and resources to work on projects in a safe and inclusive environment.
The Copeland Hub, which supports the project, now aims to roll it out to the rest of the borough through the introduction of a Copeland Shed Network.
Furniture dumped on a rural road in Copeland
Published: 30/01/2018
FURNITURE has been dumped on a rural road in Copeland.
A sofa, chair and mattress were fly-tipped on the road between Pica and Distington, and have now been removed by Copeland Council's waste team at a cost to the taxpayer.
Recycling scheme brings new vacancies
Published: 30/01/2018
COPELAND Council is to take on several new staff - including teams to help deliver the authority's new recycling scheme.
Roles currently being recruited for include four HGV drivers and 13 waste operatives - these are a mixture of fixed-term and permanent positions.
From April Copeland's expanded team will collect five different materials in three boxes and a weighted bag. Paper, glass, card, plastic and metal will be collected from the kerbside for more than 95 per cent of Copeland's householders.