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CUMBERLAND Council has made significant progress in managing the financial pressures it inherited on 1 April to control its costs.

Cumberland Council is encouraging local businesses, community groups and organisations to apply for grants schemes that will provide £1.4 million to the local economy. The council has recently received their annual allocation from the Government for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (this also includes the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF)).

Outdoor learning sessions, support for older people, a community radio station and a technology event all received funding from Petteril Community Panel this week.

Cumberland Council is to become a centre of excellence in research into local health-related issues.

Cumberland Council is encouraging residents and visitors to support local businesses in Cockermouth. The council, alongside partners, has organised a two-day Taste Cumbria Christmas event in the town between Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December.

Everyone is welcome to have their say in two projects which are part of the regeneration of Maryport. Cumberland Council is asking the public to vote on a new name for the Wave centre, which is about to undergo major refurbishment, colours for new public realm signage, and a new emblem depicting Maryport which will be used on that signage.

Contractors involved in the construction of the Carlisle Southern Link Road have come together to support those most in need this winter by donating much-needed items to Carlisle Foodbank.

Cumberland Council highways crews have worked around the clock over the last week with a concerted effort over the weekend dealing with the impact of the recent heavy snow and ice in the county.

Great British Bake Off star Crystelle Pereira, the self-proclaimed ‘Farmer’s Wife’ Helen Rebanks and adventurous chef Fell Foodie, aka Harrison Ward, will all star at this year’s Taste Cumbria Christmas festival in Cockermouth. In new town centre locations, with more entertainment than ever before, Taste Cumbria Christmas takes place on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December 2023.

The ongoing community excavation and exhibition project of Carlisle’s Roman Bathhouse, Uncovering Roman Carlisle (URC), has won three prestigious national awards.