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Residents and businesses across Cumberland are being encouraged to have their say as part of the council’s budget-setting process for the 2025/26 financial year.

Cumberland Council is gearing up to inform residents and businesses about an upcoming road closure as part of the ongoing upgrades to the A5086 Scallow Farm.

Improvements to a leisure facility for Cleator Moor have taken another step forward following the approval of a planning application and a contractor appointment. Healthy Town is one of four projects that make up the Cleator Moor Town Deal.

Improvements to Cumberland’s kerbside waste and recycling are being proposed which aim to make the service fairer and more efficient.

Regretfully, the decision has been made to cancel the Taste Cumbria Christmas food festival in Cockermouth this weekend (Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December).

Construction work has begun on the new Innovation Centre in Workington. The building will provide purpose-built accommodation for entrepreneurial businesses, as well as bringing new modern office space to Workington, something currently lacking in the town.

An Economic Summit - which brought together hundreds of business leaders - has been hailed a success.

The opportunity to learn more about new plans for Egremont will be available at a public engagement event on Tuesday 10 December, between 2pm and 7pm, at Egremont Market Hall.

Cumberland Council is urging drivers to exercise caution and respect road closure signs following an incident during the improvement works at Sebergham Bridge.

On the build up to Small Business Saturday (7 December) why not gift local? The Tourist information Centre in Carlisle’s historic Old Town Hall is packed with unique and thoughtfully crafted Christmas gifts, supporting local producers, businesses, and community projects.