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Cumberland Council awarded Council of Sanctuary status

Cumberland Council is sharing an update following the completion of the annual verge litter pick across Carlisle, carried out by its Street Cleaning team last month.

Cumberland Council has officially opened a new skatepark at Hammond’s Pond in Carlisle, marking another milestone in the city’s major regeneration programme, Start with the Park.

Cumberland Council will be carrying out footway improvement works on the B5307 Newtown Road in Carlisle, starting this week.

A Carlisle park is now lit at night to improve safety and deter antisocial behaviour.

Cumberland Council is beginning early exploratory work to understand whether future Active Travel improvements could be developed for The Crescent and Warwick Road in Carlisle.

A couple who’ve been married for more than three decades have thanked Cumberland Council’s ceremonies team for helping them fulfill the long-held ambition of renewing their vows – at the fourth attempt.

Work on a new Innovation Centre in Workington has been completed. The building has now been handed-over from Cumberland Council to Oxford Innovation Space who will fit-out the building in preparation for an opening in summer 2026.Morgan Sindall Construction was the main contractor for the project.

Residents and visitors to Carlisle are being urged to be vigilant after stickers with QR codes on that take customers to malicious payment websites have been placed in car parks in the city.

Cumberland Council will be completing clearance works on Durranhill Road in Carlisle to remove overgrown vegetation on the footway.