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Clean up for the streets of Copeland

Published: 08/08/2018

TWO new Pride of Place team members have been employed to clean up the streets of Copeland.

Copeland Borough Council has employed Malcolm Litt and Greg Smith to undertake various duties such as litter picking, weeding, emptying bins and general cleaning of the borough’s towns and villages.

Mike Starkie, Mayor of Copeland, launched the Copeland Pride of Place campaign in January 2018 to highlight everything that is positive in the borough and to shine a light on those individuals who disrespect our communities through vandalism, fly-tipping, dog fouling and littering.

Electoral canvass is under way

Published: 02/08/2018

COPELAND’S annual electoral canvass is under way - and residents are being urged to ensure they have the right to vote.

The annual event asks people to confirm their details, or make any changes, so that they can be included on the new Register of Electors which will be published on December 1, 2018, ahead of local elections in May 2019.

The process started with a two-week electronic canvass period where all properties that have an associated email address have been sent an email by Copeland Council asking for confirmation of eligible residents at the property.

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Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 27/07/2018

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Care leavers to receive council tax discount

Published: 25/07/2018

YOUNG adults who have been supported in care will not be required to pay council tax once they move into their own home in Copeland.

Copeland Council agreed this week to make all care leavers exempt from paying council tax, until they reach the age of 25.

Mike Starkie, Mayor of Copeland, said: “While they are supported by Children and Young People’s Services, care leavers can be faced with a new set of responsibilities, often without the family support and wider network that most other young people can rely on.

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Summer sun and dino dress-ups at the Beacon Museum

Published: 16/07/2018

THERE are some fantastic family activities at Whitehaven's Beacon Museum during the summer holidays. They accompany the amazing Brick Dinos LEGO exhibition, which runs until the end of September.

Every day from July 21, prehistoric posers can take their own 'dino selfies' at the museum. Props and dinosaur costumes will be on hand along with the terrifying T Rex twins Chomper and Stomper at 11.30am and 2pm.

Visitors can also drop in to a free 'make your own dinosaur' activity between 10am and 4pm each day.

Copeland Borough Council

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