Litter pick in Maryport
Why not join Workington Nature Partnership at Mote Hill, Maryport for a litter pick to help the team keep our green spaces clean and tidy? Litter-pick grabbers and bags will be provided, but please bring your own gloves. All are welcome.
It is taking place on Saturday 22 October from 11am.
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New dog fouling signage
As the nights draw in, we tend to see a rise in dog fouling reports as people think they won’t be seen not picking up after their dog.
Whilst we continue our enforcement patrols in key areas, we’ve also started to install new glow in the dark signage – so people can’t use the excuse they couldn’t see any signs. Keep an eye out and see if you spot one.
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Help for Households
The government has launched a new Help for Households website which provides advice and guidance on the help and support that is available to people. These include:
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Households in the UK will receive a £400 discount to help with the cost of their energy bill from October onwards.
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Also from October the Energy Price Guarantee will reduce the unit cost of electricity and gas so that a typical household in Great Britain pays, on average, around £2,500 a year on their energy bill, for the next two years.
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£650 Cost of Living payment for most people on means-tested benefits, the first (£326) has been paid and the second (£324) will be received in November.
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£300 Pensioner Cost of Living payment that will be paid with Winter Fuel Payments to all pensioner households across the UK.
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£150 Disability Cost of Living payment for those on an eligible UK disability benefit, paid from September.
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 Use the MiPermit app to pay for parking
Use the MiPermit app to pay for parking. It can be used in most of our car parks - just download the app, and once you're all set-up you just pay when you arrive. No more queuing at the machine, or scrabbling around for change. And if you need more time for more shopping or that extra coffee, just use the app - it can even remind you when your time is due to expire, how much you can expect to pay, and help you find the nearest car park.
Find out more on our website.
Council Tax Reduction Scheme consultation
A single Council Tax Reduction Scheme covering the whole of the Cumberland Council area, will be introduced from next April with the creation of the new council.
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Continue with the successful approach to Council Tax Reduction that has operated within Allerdale Borough Council, Carlisle City Council and Copeland Borough Council areas;
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Continue to provide up to 100% support for households on the lowest incomes; and
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Make the scheme work better with the Universal Credit system.
A consultation on the draft scheme is now underway and will continue until Sunday 20 November 2022.
Hard copies of the consultation document and survey are also available, during normal office hours, from:
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Allerdale House, Workington.
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Civic Centre, Carlisle.
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Market Hall, Whitehaven.
 Jobs at the council
Check out the latest vacancies at the council on our website.
Walking and cycling infrastructure plans
Cumbria County Council have launched ambitious plans for new safe cycling and walking routes in the county.
The Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) for Penrith, Workington and Whitehaven have been published!
Council Leaders submit bid for Cumbrian Investment Zones
Council Leaders have taken the next steps towards securing Investment Zones in Cumbria by submitting an Expressions of Interest bid to Government.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is inviting places to put forward sites for inclusion in their Investment Zones programme in England as part of their ‘Growth Plan 2022’ which was launched on 23 September in a bid to unlock economic growth and speed up development.
These zones could benefit from a variety of tax incentives, regulatory innovations and planning flexibilities within specific site boundaries.
Cumbria is one of 38 areas in the country that has been identified as a potentially suitable location to establish the new Investment Zones. The sites that are now being put forward for consideration in Cumbria are:
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Land at Oldside and Port of Workington
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Land at Kingmoor Park Enterprise Zone, Carlisle
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Land at Leconfield Industrial Estate, Cleator Moor
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Land at Barrow Waterfront, Barrow Port and Barrow Waterside
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Land at GSK, Ulverston
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Land at Junction 41 (Inspiring Eden)
The Expression of Interest will now be subject to assessment by the Government who will confirm which sites they wish to take forward to the next stage for development of an Investment Zone delivery plan.
Reacting to the news Cllr Mike Johnson, Leader of Allerdale Borough Council, said: "I welcome the news that Workington is included in the submission to government to be considered as a location for an Investment Zone. In the last few years Allerdale Borough Council has secured millions of pounds worth of investment for the Allerdale area, with some £25m secured for Workington alone under the Town Deal.
If successful, these proposals will hopefully build upon our work aimed at making the area an even more attractive place for businesses to invest and grow."
Meetings this week and next
Our Executive met this week and agreed the quarterly Finance Report.
Speaking on the report, Council Leader, Cllr Mike Johnson said:
"This report shows that we have continued to invest in our community and continued to provide the excellent services that our residents expect from us.
The last few years have undoubtedly been a challenging period of time, and yet despite the additional demands of local government reorganisation, it is clear from the report that we have not taken our foot off the gas, and that we have continued to invest in our services and the local area.
One highlight for me in these three months, is the £150 Energy Rebate Scheme which our teams have delivered to 53,000 families across Allerdale. This was no mean feat, and to successfully administer this scheme and deliver such great performance in our day-to-day work is testament to the hard work of this council. I’d like to thank all the officers and fellow councillors for their hard work.
I’m looking forward to seeing what we can achieve in the final year of Allerdale. Our achievements will lay a foundation of success for the new Cumberland Council to build on."
The Overview and Scrutiny Committee met this week too.
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