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Cumberland Council has announced that it is investing £179,000 in a resurfacing project at Loweswater. The resurfacing project will involve the use of high-quality materials and modern techniques to ensure that the road is durable and long-lasting.

An action-packed family festival will be held in Whitehaven to promote health and wellbeing.

A Mayor Making ceremony has been held for the new Mayor of Carlisle, Cumberland Councillor, Abdul Harid. The Charter Trustees of the City of Carlisle, made up of 12 Cumberland Councillors, appointed Cllr Harid into the Civic role in May and a ‘Mayor Making’ ceremony was held at Carlisle’s Civic Centre on Thursday 15 June.

On Saturday 17 June 2023, HM The King’s Birthday Honours were announced with several Cumbrians receiving an honour. Eleven Cumbrians have been awarded an honour in The King’s Birthday Honours list which was published in the official newspaper of the Crown, The Gazette.

Over 750 children and young people from across Cumbria will be descending on the Sheepmount Athletics Stadium and Sands Centre in Carlisle to attend the 2023 Cumbria School Games.

With an estimated cost of £27,000, Cumberland Council has recently rebuilt a collapsed wall at Bushfield, Penton in Carlisle.

Cumberland Council is pleased to announce that the local areas of Southerfield and Smart Hill Southerfield, Abbeytown are to benefit from an investment of £175,000 in our road networks.

A renowned academic, author and broadcaster, Prof Alice Roberts, is the latest visitor to Carlisle’s archaeological dig. Dr Alice visited the site over two days this week and got to see the two monumental Roman carved heads unearthed from the Cricket Club site earlier this month.

Cumberland Council is investing more than £200,000 to improve the roads between Little Braithwaite and Newlands Pass.   The work started on Monday 5 June, and is expected to be completed within two weeks, by local partners DSD Construction.

CUMBERLAND Council is inviting residents and businesses to take part in Clean Air Day (June 15).