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Free sessions at the Beacon Portal

Published: 02/08/2017

A STATE-OF-THE-ART conference centre is offering free introductory sessions for organisations across all sectors.

20 free half-day sessions are being offered throughout August and September at the newly built Beacon Portal, unique to the area and offering picturesque views of Whitehaven Harbour.

A second promotional offer is also up for grabs where organisations can hire the venue on four occasions during 2017 and receive their fifth booking free of charge.

Don't lose your vote

Published: 02/08/2017

RESIDENTS will soon be asked to help Copeland Council update its register of electors.

The annual canvass - where householders are sent a form and asked to confirm who lives at that address - will start on August 7.

Updating the register means everyone who wants to vote is able to do so, and being on the register can also help with obtaining financial services like mortgages or phone contracts.

List of applications determined w/e 28/07/2017

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 28/07/2017

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List of applications received w/e 28/07/2017

Weekly list of planning applications received for w/e 28/07/2017

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Whitehaven pub first to receive Council grant

Published: 01/08/2017

A WHITEHAVEN town centre pub has become the first successful applicant to a transformational grants scheme.

The Vine, in Market Place, will continue its renovation after receiving £5,000 from Copeland Council’s £1 million Pride of Place regeneration scheme. The grant will pay for the front of the pub to be painted and for improvements to its windows.

Owner Aileen Pearson said she was “delighted” to be awarded the grant. She said: “It’s a big job to improve the frontage of the pub, and this money will allow me to make huge improvements.”

Quality badge for The Beacon Museum

Published: 28/07/2017

A PRESTIGIOUS qualification has been awarded to The Beacon Museum for its educational activities programme, bringing history to life for children across Cumbria and beyond.

The Learning Outside the Classroom Quality (LOtC) badge is certified by OFSTED and is the first national accreditation for schools, nurseries and other educational establishments which recognises and supports the development of learning outside the classroom across all subject areas.

Launch event for £1 million scheme

Published: 28/07/2017

A TRANSFORMATIONAL £1 million scheme has been launched to revitalise Copeland and applications open on Monday.

Councillors, media and members of the business community gathered at The Beacon Portal, Whitehaven today (Thursday) to hear details of the scheme that will see the huge cash injection into the borough.

Mike Starkie, Mayor of Copeland, has pledged £500k to regenerate shopfronts in Copeland’s towns and villages, alongside street improvements, which will attract a further £500k from the private sector.

List of applications determined w/e 21/07/2017

Weekly list of planning applications determined for w/e 21/07/2017

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Last chance to comment on conservation area plans

Published: 24/07/2017

TIME is running out for residents to comment on a number of Copeland's conservation areas.

Copeland Council is assessing some of its conservation areas in preparation for major investment on the borough - and wants to hear from the public.

Because the planned new nuclear power station at Moorside could bring associated developments close to the conservation areas of Beckermet, Corkickle and the southern part of Whitehaven town centre, the Council is creating draft 'character appraisals' that people can read and suggest additions to.

Copeland Borough Council

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