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An opportunity to have a say on how land in the Cumberland area can be developed in the future is now available. Cumberland Council is inviting comments on the first stage of a new Cumberland Local Plan. The Issues and Options consultation is a chance to tell the council about any of planning issues and opportunities in the Cumberland area.

This autumn, The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven will open a new exhibition telling the powerful and personal stories of local people in World War II.

Fifteen years on from where it all began - Taste Cumbria is back in Cockermouth on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September 2025. This celebration of food, drink, fabulous flavours and family fun will take place in the heart of the town and promises to be the biggest event yet as there are three locations this year. Find the producers’ stalls on Main Street, the Street Party on Market Place and even more attractions at the newly-reopened Jennings Brewery.

The Baton of Hope, a powerful UK-wide campaign to raise awareness of suicide and encourage life-saving conversations around mental health, will visit Cumbria on Sunday, 7 September.

Cumbrian Councils have been awarded £11.8 million from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to make fuel-poor homes more energy efficient.

Organisations are being invited to bid to support a new Cumbria-wide scheme that will help people with complex needs get into employment. Connect to Work is a new government-funded programme to break down barriers to employment.

Cllr Mark Fryer, Cumberland Council Leader, reacted to the news of government funding to develop specialised capabilities to enable the disposal of the UK’s civil plutonium inventory.

Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness Councils are hosting drop-in vaccine information events across Cumbria.

Three property agents have been appointed to promote operator lease opportunities for two Millom Town Deal projects. New operators are being sought for the exciting new regeneration sites in the town.

Cumberland Council’s Taste of the Sea event in Maryport has delivered a huge boost to the local economy.