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Second Annual Canvas Press Release
Published: 03/08/2015
Keep your right to vote
Monday August 3 2015. For immediate release
Copeland’s annual electoral canvass begins this month, and residents are being urged not to lose their 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.
NuGen project stage one consultation response
Published: 31/07/2015
Response to NuGen Moorside project stage one consultation now online
Release date: 30th July 2015. For immediate release
Fair waste collections for holiday lets
Published: 30/07/2015
Copeland Council is ensuring a fair and equal system for all council tax payers in the borough by cracking down on businesses who try to avoid paying for their commercial waste collection.
The council is reminding those who make revenue from holiday lets that these premises are businesses, and waste collected is not domestic but commercial.
Council meetings hit the road
Published: 30/07/2015
The Executive committee meeting, on Tuesday August 4 at Millom Network Centre, marks the first such meeting outside Whitehaven in several years. There will be more around the borough as the council strives to create a more accessible and democratic organisation.
Mayor Mike Starkie said: “By taking the council meetings out to the town across the borough the easier it is for people to get involved in the decision making and democratic process that affects their communities.
Youngsters gear up to learn
Published: 22/07/2015
Tuesday July 21 2015
Young cyclists from Whitehaven Harbour Youth Club are to get the skills they need to fix their bikes when enjoying the local routes.
The training is part of the Whitehaven Lengthsman scheme, funded by Copeland Community Fund and Copeland Borough Council.
The session, on July 24 near Keswick, will show cyclists what to do if they have a problem with their bike while they are out on the roads.
Celebrating seasonal food
Published: 22/07/2015
Wednesday July 22 2015. For immediate release
Two free events celebrating fresh, seasonal fruit and vegetables are to run in Copeland this September.
One event, in Egremont, is a cookery demonstration from Grainne Jakobson.
The second, in Lamplugh, allows participants to learn about growing food, and together cook and eat a meal.
The sessions are part of the Lengthsmen schemes, facilitated by Copeland Borough Council and funded by Copeland Community Fund, Leconfield Estates, Home Group and parish councils.