Council News

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Delegation meets ITV chief

(Date of issue: Friday 4 July 2008) The concerns of Carlisle City Council over ITV’s plans to merge Border TV’s flagship news programme, Lookaround, with Tyne Tees were taken straight to ITV’s Director of Regional Programming today

Search for Carlisle’s best kept garden

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 2 July 2008) Carlisle City Council is on the outlook for Carlisle’s best kept garden.

Sign up for sponsored dog walk

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 2 July 2008) Local residents are being invited to put their best foot forward this month (Sunday, 27 July), as part of a charity dog walk around Hammond’s Pond, Carlisle.

Places available for free training

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 2 July 2008) School leavers from Carlisle are being given the chance to get some free construction training this summer (Monday, 28 July – Friday, 1 August).

Carlisle has been Smokefree for a year

(Date of issue: Monday, 30 June 2008) On 1 July 2007, Carlisle became a Smokefree City. New legislation was brought in, which affected virtually all ‘enclosed’ and ‘substantially enclosed’ public places and work places

New arrangements put in place for Swifts’ golfers

(Date of Issue: Friday, 27 June 2008) The Environment Agency is currently constructing the £24 million Caldew and Carlisle City Flood Alleviation Scheme

Workshops planned for local schoolchildren

(Date of issue: Friday, 20 June 2008) Hundreds of local school children will be sampling some international skills next week, as part of this year's Carlisle City Council Festival of Nations event.

Public exhibition continues

(Date of issue: Friday, 20 June 2008) Local residents have until next Tuesday (24 June) to visit a public exhibition setting out plans to raise the quality of Carlisle’s city centre areas.

Carlisle residents given more opportunities to recycle

(Date of issue: Friday, 20 June 2008) Carlisle residents are being given more opportunities to recycle their plastic household waste, following the opening of 20 new local recycling points.

Carlisle Mayor invites neighbours and friends to charity event

(Date of issue: Friday, 20 June 2008) The Mayor of Carlisle, Councillor Mrs Jacquelyne Geddes and her Consort, Will Geddes are opening up their home to neighbours and friends this Sunday (22 June), as part of a fundraising event.