New Mayor of Allerdale appointed
A new Mayor of Allerdale has been appointed for the forthcoming year. At our annual general meeting on Wednesday night, Cllr Malcolm Grainger was confirmed as the new mayor having served for the last two years as deputy.
Cllr Grainger was elected to the council in 2015 and represents the Boltons ward. His chosen charities for the year are the Great North Air Ambulance and Jigsaw, Cumbria’s Children’s Hospice.
Cllr Allan Daniels, who represents the Keswick ward, will serve as deputy mayor.
During the AGM the outgoing mayor, Cllr Hilary Harrington, thanked everyone who has helped her raise almost £5,000 for local charities during her term in office. During her time in office she raised a total of £4,941 for two local good causes – the Allerdale Disability Association and We Will.
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Coronavirus cases rise in Cumbria
There were 41 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Cumbria in week ending 14 May, up from 21 the previous week, but the infection rate (8/100k) remains well below the national (21/100k) and regional (37/100k) averages. In the same time period there were 4 cases recorded in Allerdale.
Most recent data published on 20 May shows 73 per cent of the adult Cumbrian population have now received their first vaccine dose.
Colin Cox, Cumbria’s Director of Public Health, said:
“Infections have doubled in the last week and that obviously causes us to stop and think, but at this stage we are not overly concerned. Our infection rate remains very low and we are not seeing any evidence in more recent provisional data that we are experiencing a continued increase.
“There has been a lot of interest in the new variant of the covid virus that is responsible for ongoing outbreaks elsewhere in the north west and we have seen a small number of cases here in Cumbria, but these have been effectively isolated so far.
“I still want to stress that while we have nearly 30% of our population unvaccinated we need to take care - hands, face, space, fresh air really do make a difference - although I appreciate the wet and cold May we are having is making the fresh air part more of a challenge!”
The latest COVID-19 situation report can be found at www.cumbria.gov.uk/stopthespread
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Changes to council's Executive
Council leader Mike Johnson has appointed his new Executive following the annual general meeting on Wednesday, May 19th. Cllr Johnson’s deputy remains as Cllr Marion Fitzgerald, the Executive member with responsibility for Policy, Governance and People Resources.
Cllr John Cook has decided to stand down from the Executive having previously held the tourism and leisure portfolio and Cllr Colin Sharpe, who was elected earlier this month to represent Seaton and Northside, as been brought onto the Executive with responsibility for finance and legal.
See the changes in full by clicking below.
Temporary closure of recycling centre
A message from Cumbria County Council about the household waste recycling centre (commonly referred to as the tip) in Workington:
"Due to maintenance works, the household waste and recycling centre (HWRC) at Clay Flatts in Workington, will be closed on Monday 24 May between 10am and 2pm.
"Please do not queue outside sites, and check the website for normal opening hours."
Market charter anniversary celebrated
The 800th anniversary of a market charter being granted to Cockermouth has been celebrated during a special ceremony this week.
It was on 19th May 1221, King Henry III granted the Manor of Cockermouth a charter to hold a Saturday market and later in the same year - on 20th November - a revised charter was issued for a Monday market.
To celebrate the historic milestone, the Cockermouth Civic Trust organised an event whereby the Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria, Claire Hensman, representing the Crown, ceremonially handed over the market charter to the town once again. The charter – which is now officially held by Allerdale Borough Council - was handed to Cockermouth’s mayor and town councillor Julie Laidlow in Market Place after the town crier rang the market bell.
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A595 Bothel consultation
Local residents, businesses and users of the A595 are being reminded by Cumbria County Council to have their say on the latest proposals to improve the road within the vicinity of Bothel, before the consultation ends on Monday 24 May.
A public consultation was launched in April to seek people’s views on the A595 Bothel Strategic Improvement scheme, ahead of submitting a planning application this summer.
'Talk and Tidy' in Northside
A big thank you to all the partners in the Allerdale Local Focus Hub for their incredible efforts during the 'talk and tidy' event in Northside, Workington, on Friday last week.
In total 21 people turned out which saw about 40 volunteer hours committed for litter picking with 35 bags of rubbish collected. The group also dealt with issues such as fly-tipping, dog fouling, crime and housing matters.
Joining our staff were Castles & Coasts Housing Association, Cumbria County Council, the local Rotary Club, Cumbria Police, Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service, NHS Social Prescribers and Bill Baker.
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