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Carlisle city centre is gearing up for the much anticipated return of the Carlisle International Market, an open air shopping and food experience that draws thousands of visitors each year. The open-air event will be held in Carlisle city centre between Thursday 2 and Monday 6 April.

Cumberland Council is advising residents and road users that the ongoing road improvement works on the A5086 Gote Brow, Cockermouth, have been delayed due to recent weather conditions.

Carlisle’s city centre will be filled with creativity, ambition and live entertainment when the Teenage Market returns on Saturday 28 March 2026.

Cumberland Council is advising residents that Carlisle Library will temporarily close from Monday 23 March as the final major stage of refurbishment works gets underway. The newly improved library is expected to reopen in mid-June 2026.

Cleator Moor Library will be moving to a temporary location from week commencing March 16, 2026 while work on a proposed new community hub is carried out.

Cumberland Council and Westmorland & Furness Council are reminding landowners that the statutory window to correct mistaken registrations of common land and village greens will close in just over a year’s time - on 15 March 2027.

Anyone with a connection to Cleator Moor is invited to take part in two days of drop-in workshops this weekend.

Cumberland Council is advising residents, businesses and visitors that the slope‑repair works on the B5289 near Ashness Bridge, Keswick, are progressing well but have taken slightly longer than planned.

Cumberland Council is urging members of the public to keep away from a section of the Oldside site in Workington as new fencing begins to be put in place ahead of work to clear the land for future development.

More than 40 Cumbrian organisations showcased all the exciting opportunities the region has to offer at a packed economic showcase event at the Houses of Parliament this week.