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Action against misuse of recycling service
Published: 13/07/2015
Following continued misuse Copeland Council has suspended garden waste collections for seven householders who repeatedly put household rubbish in their brown bins.
Green waste bins from the seven homes in Cleator Moor, contained large amounts of non-garden waste, which resulted in an entire lorry load having to be sent away for disposal, rather than made into compost.
It means around 600 other conscientious gardeners had their recycling efforts go – literally - to waste.
Discover the Mysteries of Victorian Whitehaven
Published: 07/07/2015
Go back in time with the team at the Beacon Museum this weekend (Saturday July 11) and explore industrial Victorian Whitehaven as part of the National Festival of Archaeology.
The Mysteries of Victorian Whitehaven is part of the national celebration, co-ordinated by the Council for British Archaeology.
The festival offers over 1,000 events nationwide, organised by museums, heritage organisations, national and country parks, universities, local societies, and community archaeologists.
Voters urged to update details
Published: 07/07/2015
Tuesday July 7 2015. For immediate release
Copeland Council is urging everyone to update their voter details as the annual electoral canvass gets underway.
Each year everyone on the electoral roll is asked to confirm their details, or update them if there’s been a change.