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The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven is offering a portable ‘museum in a box’ scheme to help people reminisce and find out more about the history of the area.

A Teenage Market, made up of young entrepreneurs from Carlisle, Workington, Whitehaven, Aspatria and Keswick, will be held in Carlisle’s city centre this Saturday (22 April 2023).

An annual art exhibition showcasing the creative work of Carlisle’s Adult Day Services makes a long-awaited return after Covid.

The new Cumberland Council has held its first official meeting, making some key decisions on its future leadership.

With only a few days to go until the voter registration deadline for local elections on 4 May, anyone wanting to vote must make sure they are election ready. Voters have a chance to elect town and parish councillors in polls across the Cumberland area.

CUMBERLAND Council will host its first artisan fete of the year at Distington Walled Garden next weekend.

This week marked a new era in local government in Cumbria, with the first days of operation for the new Cumberland Council.

For the first time, residents in the new Cumberland Council area will need to show photographic ID to vote at this year’s local elections. Residents are being urged to make sure they are ready to vote in May by checking they have an accepted form of ID.

A packed programme of events is planned in the Cumberland area this month, including this Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

Taste Cumbria is coming back to Wigton this month and it promises to be another great celebration of the county’s best food and drink.