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Cumberland Council is excited to announce that Carlisle Youth Zone (CYZ) has been awarded funding from the CSLR Trust, a community grant fund provided by principal contractor Galliford Try Infrastructure as part of the Carlisle Southern Link Road project.

Cumberland Council has responded to an environmental offence in the Ennerdale area, after a group of individuals visiting from Wigan were found to have wild camped and left significant litter and waste behind.

Cumberland Council is set to launch a six-week consultation on a draft plan that aims to protect Carlisle’s cultural heritage.

Cumberland Council, in partnership with Active Cumbria, is proud to launch a series of new maps for Hammond’s Pond, Carlisle, designed to encourage walking and promote healthier lifestyles across the community.

The date for Cumberland Council’s Fireshow has been announced. It will be held on Saturday 1 November in Bitts Park, Carlisle. The sparkling event will start at 6.30pm and will be celebrate Cumberland's maritime history and heritage.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.