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Copeland bank holiday arrangements

Published: 21/08/2018

COPELAND Borough Council's offices will be closed this coming bank holiday Monday, August 27, as per its usual bank holiday arrangements.

There will be no household waste, garden and recycling collections on Monday and all collections will be one day later than usual that week. If your collection is due on Friday this will take place on Saturday.

The Distington Hall Crematorium and its office will also be closed, but the Chapel of Remembrance will be open from 9am until 4.15pm.

List of applications determined w/e 10/08/2018

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 10/08/2018

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List of applications received w/e 10/08/2018

Weekly list of planning applications received for w/e 10/08/2018

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Residents swap 14,500 bins of waste for recycling

Published: 20/08/2018

COPELAND'S new recycling scheme has prompted a huge reduction in the amount of 'residual' waste - that's the non-recycled waste that residents put into their black wheeled bin.

During the first quarter of 2017/18 (April, May and June) 4,483 tonnes of residual waste were sent for processing. In the same period this year, just 4,221 tonnes were collected. That's an impressive reduction of 262 tonnes, or 14,556 average wheelie bins full!

List of applications determined w/e 03/08/2018

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 03/08/2018

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List of applications received w/e 03/08/2018

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Visitors flock to Copeland in their millions

Published: 15/08/2018

TOURISM business is booming in Copeland with visitor figures soaring to 3.62 million.

A new report produced by Cumbria Tourism and Copeland Borough Council shows visitors flocked to Copeland in 2017, a 4.6 per cent increase on 2016.

Figures show £175.9 million was generated within the local economy through visitor and tourism business expenditure.

Last chance for premises grants

Published: 15/08/2018

TIME is running out to upgrade business premises at a fraction of the cost.

So far, more than £300k has been invested in 57 businesses in Copeland as part of Copeland Borough Council’s building grants scheme, and there’s less than one month left to apply.

Businesses can apply for up to £5,000 for improvements to shopfronts, windows and frames, doorways, external decoration and signage. The closing date for applications is September 1, 2018.

Fines issued for fly-tipping and dog-fouling

Published: 10/08/2018

TWO Whitehaven residents have been hit with fines after failing to clear up after their dogs.

The two women were caught by Copeland Council’s Enforcement team this week; one in Castle Park and the other on Scotch Street, both in Whitehaven town centre. Both were issued with £80 fixed penalty notices for the offence.

The team has also imposed a £250 fixed penalty notice on a Whitehaven man who was caught fly-tipping. Council workers were led to the offender after finding evidence in bags of domestic rubbish which had been dumped on Coates Lane, Whitehaven.

Copeland recyclers reach milestone

Published: 10/08/2018

COPELAND Council has collected the 1,000th tonne of recycling under its new kerbside scheme – that’s the equivalent of 100 double-decker buses.

It’s taken just over three months to reach the milestone – previously it would have taken around eight months to collect that amount of material.

Mike Starkie, Mayor of Copeland, said: “It’s great that we’ve reached this stage so quickly. People are embracing the scheme and making sure their materials are clean and sorted, so we really want to thank and congratulate them on reaching this milestone."

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