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The MP for Copeland is bringing together community leaders to help solve local issues. On Thursday, May 13, Trudy Harrison MP will host the inaugural session with parish, borough and county councillors from Millom, Bootle, Whicham, Ulpha and Waberthwaite, as well as education and health professionals from Millom School and Waterloo House Surgery. Mrs Harrison said: “At the forefront of our national recovery is the government’s plan to support economic growth through significant investment in infrastructure, skills and innovation. “I look forward to facilitating parish, borough a...

Community leaders to join together to shape future of Copeland Community leaders from across Copeland will join together to help shape the future of the borough. The MP for Copeland is bringing together community leaders to hear more about priorities and local plans for their areas. On Thursday, Trudy Harrison MP will host the inaugural session with parish, borough and county councillors from Millom, Bootle, Whicham, Ulpha and Waberthwaite, as well as education and health professionals from Millom School and Waterloo House Surgery. Over the coming months, Mrs Harrison will be hosting session...

WORK has started on a new multi-purpose track at Millom School’s playing fields. One kilometre in length and two-and-a-half metres wide, the track will be suitable for runners and cyclists in the town. Millom Community Track are behind the project and say that the new track will make a big difference to the town. Karen Hughes, chair of the charity, said: “It feels brilliant. We’re all volunteers behind this project, we have all got our own jobs to do, but we have made so much progress. What was maybe seen as a silly idea at first is now coming together. To see the diggers there ...

Last week five testing sites opened in Carlisle, Aspatria, Kendal, Penrith, and Millom. This week, six additional sites have been been opened in Barrow in Furness, Dalton, Milnthorpe, Sedbergh, Workington and Whitehaven. Lateral Flow tests give a result in 30 minutes and help identify asymptomatic carriers, people who do have COVID-19 and are infectious but are not ill. These people can then self-isolate to protect others. The testing sites are open to any essential workers who cannot work from home and come into regular contact with other people through their job, and who do not have...

IT is still unclear whether Barrow and Ulverston will be chosen as locations for Lateral Flow Community Testing Sites in Cumbria after the first phase was launched this week. The battle to stop the spread of Covid-19 in Cumbria is being boosted by the roll-out of the first phase of Covid-19 Lateral Flow Community Testing Sites around the county. Adhering to current lockdown and Government guidance, Cumbria County Council are pleased to announce that several lateral flow testing sites are now available to the public. Phase one initially consists of five sites opening across the county ...