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FIVE Cumbrian towns will benefit from funding from the Borderlands Place Programme.

Plans to develop a vision for Dalton are underway to help boost the area. Cumbria County Council’s Dalton Town Team is working on the project as part of the Borderlands Place Programme. A spokesman said: "We want to hear what makes you proud about Dalton, how you feel about the area and how you might like it to develop in the future.” Two virtual workshops will be held and people are urged to complete an online survey. The first workshop, via Zoom, will be held with organisations representing the business community on Wednesday between 9am and 10.30am. Register in advance for the ...

Looking ahead to 2021, what is your vision for supporting the South Lakeland economy? Coronavirus undoubtedly presents one of the biggest challenges to our district. SLDC is working with multiple agencies as part of the immediate response to the pandemic but is also focussed on doing everything in our power to create the conditions necessary for our businesses and communities to recover. SLDC has a clear plan of activity for the district which will help with recovery, build confidence, attract investment and ultimately make South Lakeland a better place to live, work and explore. We wer...

Barrow's MP is supporting a new set of ambitious goals aimed at improving people’s life chances and access to careers in the area. The 'levelling up' goals are the Government's response to the agenda to 'level up' Britain in the recovery from Covid-19. They have been designed by a former cabinet minister, alongside Britain’s leading businesses and universities, to pinpoint key challenges that, if resolved, would create a level playing field on life and job opportunities. Former Secretary of State for education Justine Greening developed the goals with the aim of improving life cha...

Simon Fell Barrow and Furness’ MP is supporting a new set of ambitious goals aimed at improving people’s life chances and access to careers in the area. The Levelling Up Goals are the Governments response to the agenda to level-up Britain in the recovery from COVID-19. They have been designed by a former cabinet minister alongside Britain’s leading businesses and universities to pinpoint key challenges that, if resolved, would create a level playing field on life and job opportunities. Former Secretary of State for Education Justine Greening, developed the goals with the aim of impro...