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Cumberland Council, in partnership with Network Rail and Avanti West Coast, has submitted a major planning application to redevelop and transform Carlisle’s Court Square as part of the ambitious Carlisle Station Gateway project.

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This session will offer a valuable opportunity to learn more about upcoming enhancements and to speak directly with project managers and technicians.

Cumberland Council will begin barrier improvement works on Georgian Way between Victoria Place junction and the Civic Centre, in Carlisle, starting Monday 4 November.

The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven has been named a top tourism attraction for ‘Quality Food & Drink’ at the prestigious ‘VisitEngland Visitor Attraction Accolades’ for 2023-2024.

More than 5,000 handmade poppies are now on display in Carlisle’s city centre. The knitted and crocheted poppies have been months in the making and are on show in The Lanes shopping centre, on the Market Cross and the Old Town Hall.

Cumberland Council is delighted to announce four additional artists have been commissioned to create artwork to be displayed over the winter at Workington Railway Station as part of the Workington Art Trail.

Spectacular images, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London are now on show at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven. The world-renowned exhibition - Wildlife Photographer of the Year - now in its sixtieth year is being showcased until 26 January 2025.

A free festive fete will be held at Distington Walled Garden on Saturday 9 November.

Communities across the Cumberland area are celebrating some blooming great news after scooping several awards at this year’s ‘Cumbria in Bloom’ Awards.