Friday 28 March 2024
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Friday 28 March 2024
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In this week's edition:
* Easter opening hours [ #link_3 ]
* TOP STORY: Westmorland and Furness Council welcomes £200 million Barrow investment announcement
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* This week's headlines: [ #link_2 ]
* In other news... [ #link_1 ]
* The latest job vacancies from Westmorland and Furness Council [ #link_5 ]
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Easter opening hours
Westmorland and Furness Council will continue to provide key services over the Easter period, but some of its offices – will be closed on Good Friday (29 March) and Easter Monday (1 April) 2024.
The main switchboard number (0300 373 3300) will close at 5pm on Thursday 28 March and reopen on Tuesday 2 April at 9am. There will be a recorded out-of-hours message advising of the closure period and contact numbers for Highways, Homelessness, Adults and Children’s Social Care should anyone be calling about an emergency.
*Check out all the essential contact details and opening hours information* [
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TOP STORY: Westmorland and Furness Council welcomes £200 million Barrow investment announcement
Sam Plum, Chief Executive of Westmorland and Furness Council, has welcomed today's announcement by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of more than £200 million over the next decade to ensure Barrow thrives as the home of UK nuclear submarine-building.
She said: “This is a momentous day for Barrow, for its communities, and indeed for the wider Westmorland and Furness area.
"We want Barrow to be even more vibrant, with a strong local retail, hospitality and cultural offer; opportunities to improve health and wellbeing through more sport, leisure, active travel and access to open spaces; a strong, diverse, affordable housing market and great transport connections across our region and beyond. And we want a strong and diverse economy which provides good work and supports our natural environment."
Read the full statements by Sam Plum. [
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Barrow in Furness [
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This week's headlines:
One of the new wooden-clad safety barriers installed on Kirkstone Pass [
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Kirkstone Pass re-opens for Easter holidays
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An iconic Lakeland pass will be re-opened for the Easter bank holiday weekend and school holiday fortnight.
Image reads: Vote! [
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Information for electors for the elections on 2 May 2024 [
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Notices of Election for polls on 2 May 2024 published.
Kendal library [
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New app for library members in Cumbria [
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Councils launch new mobile app for library users transforming way they experience their local library.
Barrow sports pitches [
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Work starts to repair Barrow sports pitches [
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Work has started this week to repair council-managed 3G sports pitches in Barrow.
People with their bikes [
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£406k to boost active journeys across Westmorland and Furness [
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The ring-fenced funding will create even more infrastructure that will boost active journeys to education, workplaces and services.
Professional at work [
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Important step in transfer of Local Enterprise Partnership functions to local authorities in Cumbria [
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The transition will be implemented from 1 April 2024 with the CLEP company closing on 30 September 2024.
Westmorland and Furness Council logo [
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Council thanks communities and staff for support in first year [
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Easter Monday marks the anniversary of the unitary authority taking over the running of services from four predecessor councils.
Westmorland and Furness Council logo [
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Funding secured for energy saving improvements at Leisure Centres [
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Council secures funding to make leisure centres more energy efficient and sustainable.
Image reads: Vote [
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Make a Change Become a Councillor [
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Become a parish, or town councillor in the 2 May 2024 elections.
New temporary library for Ulverston opens in The Coro [
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New temporary library for Ulverston opens in The Coro [
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An expanded temporary library facility for Ulverston has been opened in The Coro.
A family [
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Council approves plans to transform Early Help offer [
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Plans to establish a new in-house Early Help Service in Westmorland and Furness have been approved.
Pupils at school [
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Beaconside School expansion given the green light [
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The expansion of the school will be funded using Section 106 funding provided to the council by housing developers.
North Walney School [
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Cabinet agrees closure of North Walney School after fall in pupil numbers [
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North Walney Nursery and Primary School will now officially close from 31 August 2024, subject to call-in.
Appleby [
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Funding secured for Appleby improvements [
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Funding has been secured to address various matters raised by the Appleby community as a result of the Appleby Fair.
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In other news...
Free egg-citing activities for children over the Easter Holidays
Easter is just around the corner so join our holiday activities and food (HAF) programme for fun-filled activities and nutritious meals.
Limited spots available - hurry and book today! [
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HAF programme banner [
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The latest job vacancies from Westmorland and Furness Council
Join us! There are currently 75 job opportunities available to apply for now.
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