Economic regeneration

Cumberland Council, in partnership with local contractors Eric Wright Civil Engineering Limited and businesses along Devonshire Street, hosted a spectacular celebration to mark the transformed street.

Cumberland Council is delighted to announce the grand opening of the newly regenerated Devonshire Street in Carlisle, marked by a celebration event, where everyone is invited.

Cumberland Council is delighted to announce the newly regenerated Devonshire Street in Carlisle will open soon!

Cumberland Council announces the start of the Carlisle Southern Gateway project on English Street, scheduled to start next week.

Cumberland Council is thanking everyone who participated in the recent survey about the regeneration of Market Square and Greenmarket in Carlisle.

Holtec Britain has announced a shortlist of four sites that have made it through to the final stage of its competition to find a new factory and production site to build a fleet of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), which will be used in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. The inclusion of Kingmoor Park in Carlisle was warmly welcomed by Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (Cumbria LEP) and Cumberland Council, which jointly developed the Expression of Interest.

A sound installation By Sound Near Seawall by Turner Prize winning artist, Susan Philipsz, will sound out from Whitehaven Harbour from Friday 24 May 2024 and will continue to be heard on the hour from 10am until 5pm every day.

The design of a new play park in Maryport has been revealed after more than 1,500 people voted in a public consultation. A pirate-themed adventure play area will be built on the site of the ageing Shiver Me Timbers park on the town’s harbourside.

Everyone is welcome at a Community Day in Maryport which aims to bring some Spring colour to the town with painting and planting.

Cumberland Council has agreed further investment into its communities as it moves into the next year of providing shared prosperity funding.