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Anyone wanting to vote in the general election on 4 July, must be registered to vote before the deadline on midnight 18 June.

Cumberland Council announces the start of the Carlisle Southern Gateway project on English Street, scheduled to start next week.

Cumberland Council would like to update residents and businesses of upcoming highways maintenance work on Parkhouse Road, Moorhouse Road and Wigton Road in Carlisle.

This year’s Upperby Gala has been rearranged and will be held on Sunday 28 July at Hammond’s Pond, Carlisle.

The event was originally planned for Monday 27 May but was postponed due to saturated ground conditions following heavy rain.

On 4 June, Cumberland Council approved and adopted the school attendance pledge as a Council priority. The pledge is aimed at organisations and the wider community to drive down school absences, with the principle that school attendance is ‘everybody’s business’.

On 4 June, Cumberland Council published formal proposals to establish 58 additional Resource Provision placements for children and young people with SEND in several schools and academies across the Cumberland area.

Cumberland Council is thanking everyone who participated in the recent survey about the regeneration of Market Square and Greenmarket in Carlisle.

Changes to language around autism are being introduced throughout services in both Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness Councils, health and NHS services, as well as in education settings and wider organisations. This is following a terminology consultation held by Cumbria County Council in 2022.

Voters in the Cumberland Council ward of Harraby North in Carlisle are being advised to be ready for the local election which will be held on 27 June 2024. 

This year’s national Great Big Green Week, which highlights environmental issues and initiatives, takes place from Saturday 8 June to Sunday 16 June.