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More than 2,000 Scotch eggs, over 2,200 sausage rolls, three quarters of a tonne of Cumberland sausage, and 2,500 scones - just some of the crazy sales statistics from stallholders and town businesses combined after another fabulous Taste Cumbria festival in Cockermouth.

To coincide with International Day for Older People on 1 October 2024, Cumberland Council has announced the formation of a dedicated Age Friendly Board to support its services for residents aged 50 and over. This important initiative marks a key step in the council's efforts to create an Age Friendly Cumberland, a place where older people can live healthy, active, and fulfilling lives.

Workington's Community Panel met recently to make investments in community projects.

Cumberland Council, in partnership with Connect Roads, is set to begin essential resurfacing works on the A7 north of Longtown.

Cumberland Council is excited to announce the successful completion of the first phase of the transformative project to enhance cycling, walking, and wheeling infrastructure in Whitehaven.

With less than 100 days until Christmas, Cumberland Council has announced their autumn and festive programme of events for Carlisle. 

A community focused exhibition, developed with the support of residents from the Whitehaven area, has opened at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven.

Cumbria Adoption is working with other adoption agencies across the North East and Cumbria this week to try and find loving homes for children at an earlier point by encouraging people to foster first through the Early Permanence programme.

Two planning applications have been submitted which would give an array of improvements to an important green space in Workington and widen a key section of one of the town’s main roads.

Voters in two areas of Cumberland are being advised to be ready for local elections which are taking place next month.