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Plans for new unitary councils in Cumbria have taken an important step forward today following approval from Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick.

Pupils at Seascale Primary School enjoyed a special visit from their local MP during their last day of term. 

On Friday, Trudy Harrison MP joined pupils and teachers in Alder and Maple classes to discuss their ‘innovative’ work to reduce plastic waste.

Trudy has welcomed the launch of the Government’s new Build Back Better High Streets Strategy – which sets out how high streets across Copeland will be transformed into thriving places to live, work and visit after the pandemic.

The community of Millom are celebrating today as it is announced the town is set to benefit from a multi-million pound Government investment.

The effects of climate change and restoring wildlife was the focus of a visit to Ennerdale this week, when Copeland’s MP joined Forestry England for an update on the Wild Ennerdale Partnership.

Marking once year since the Government’s Plan For Jobs was launched, the MP for Copeland has commended Whitehaven’s Job Centre, thanking work coaches for their ‘vital role’ in supporting constituents to access new job opportunities.  

A business in Copeland has been announced as a regional winner in the Countryside Alliance Awards.

‘The Gather’, a community-owned and run café and shop in Ennerdale Bridge, West Cumbria was crowned regional winner in the Rural Enterprise category.

A nuclear roadmap highlighting the critical steps Government must take in order to achieve net-zero targets has been published today.  

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has announced that the final £300 million of the Government’s record-breaking £2 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) will support organisations in need of urgent funding.

Copeland families hit hard by the pandemic are to get further financial support from the Government.