Published: 25/08/2017
RECENT Bride Sarah Hodgson will be chopping off her long locks for charity.
Sarah, who recently got married to her partner of 10 years, decided she would donate eight inches of her hair to children who have lost theirs through cancer and other illnesses.
The Little Princess Trust provides wigs for children suffering with hair loss. Although the wigs are provided to those in need free of charge, they cost around £350 - £500 to produce.
Published: 23/08/2017
COPELAND Mayor Mike Starkie has announced a series of public meetings.
Mr Starkie will hold four events across the borough next month to give residents the chance to hear updates on a host of Copeland Council projects and to raise their own questions and issues.
A representative of West Cumbria Mining will also be in attendance to provide an update on the firm's plans to extract coking coal with a processing plant in Whitehaven, with the creation of over 500 jobs.
The meetings all start at 6pm and will take place on:
Published: 21/08/2017
OVER 100 businesses have expressed their interest in a transformational £1 million scheme, launched by Copeland Mayor, Mike Starkie.
Local pubs, clubs, restaurants, shops, hairdressers and takeaways are amongst those who have enquired about the scheme which offers grants of up to £5k for commercial premises improvements.
Within the first three weeks of the scheme opening the Council has sent out 101 application packs, after receiving 40 enquires from businesses in Whitehaven, 31 from Millom, seven from Cleator Moor, eight from Egremont and 15 from villages in Copeland.
Published: 15/08/2017
THE achievements of a group of dedicated learners have been celebrated at a presentation ceremony.
Eight people who work for training providers across Copeland were presented with certificates after achieving their NVQs Levels 3 and 4 in Advice & Guidance.
The project was part of the Copeland Work & Skills Partnership, which brings a host of organisations together to deliver projects in the borough.
Published: 15/08/2017
EXCITING new career opportunities are on offer at Copeland Borough Council with six modern apprenticeships up for grabs.
In collaboration with Lakes College, the council is offering employment and training in the following areas; ICT, Accountancy, Customer Services, Human Resources and Revenues and Benefits.
The council is seeking individuals who are keen to learn, want to work hard, are passionate about public services and have a professional attitude to work.
Published: 15/08/2017
Members of the public have until Friday (August 18) to have their say on a new Draft Conservation Area Design Guide produced by Copeland Borough Council.
The guide has been created to help enhance and maintain the rich heritage of the borough’s conservation areas of Whitehaven, Cleator Moor, Egremont and Millom, the villages of Beckermet and St Bees and the areas of Hensingham and Corckicle, both in Whitehaven.
Weekly list of planning applications received for w/e 11/08/2017
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Published: 11/08/2017
VANDALS have forced the partial closure of a Whitehaven play park.
Copeland Council has been forced to fence off a climbing frame and play net at the Hensingham park after vandals ripped the protective mat below.
The Council will repair the damage – at a cost to the taxpayer – and the police has been informed of the incident, which was uncovered during a routine inspection earlier this week.
Councillor Mark Holliday, Portfolio Holder for Open Spaces, said: “This sort of damage is unacceptable and we take a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to it.
Published: 10/08/2017
A CREATIVE competition is being held to encourage young people to celebrate diversity and challenge prejudice.
The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven is working with AWAZ Cumbria to host the Challenging Prejudice exhibition, which launches on September 30.
Ahead of the launch, AWAZ has been delivering workshops in Hensingham and St Mary’s Schools, Whitehaven. Both schools were invited to enter a creative competition, and the 161 entries it has attracted will form the basis of the upcoming exhibition.
