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Cardboard recycling banks re-open

Published: 22/12/2015

Copeland Council now has its card recycling banks back in action.

The banks had been taken away after large-scale and repeated contamination had occurred in them. Raw meat, polystyrene, tetrapaks and other rubbish had been placed in containers across the borough. There had also been arson at one site.

Now all the containers are back on their sites ready for residents to start using them again.

Copeland's Christmas arrangements

Published: 08/12/2015

Copeland Council is putting out useful festive information to make sure the Christmas holidays go smoothly.

Information including bin collections, office opening hours and emergency telephone numbers should help residents enjoy the season.

The Council’s office opening hours are:

The Copeland Centre will close at 1pm on Christmas Eve and the new reception at the Market Hall will open on Tuesday January 5.

The Millom office will close at 1pm on Christmas Eve and open at 9am on Tuesday January 5.

Have your say on Copeland's budget

Published: 08/12/2015

Copeland Borough Council is calling on people to offer their views on the draft corporate plan and budget strategy.

Every year the council has to agree a balanced budget – this means income must balance against expenditure. 

Government grants, which used to make up a significant proportion of council income, have been reducing each year and Copeland Borough Council is looking at a new way of financing council services through commercialisation.

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