Council News, June 2008
(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
(Date of Issue: Friday, 27 June 2008)
The Environment Agency is currently constructing the £24 million Caldew and Carlisle City Flood Alleviation Scheme
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(Date of issue: Friday, 20 June 2008)
Carlisle City Council is backing the UK’s largest dog-welfare charity’s campaign to make this summer poop-free.
(Date of issue: Friday 20 June 2008)
As part of the continued improvements and enhancement of Talkin Tarn a series of new safety features are being installed.
(Date of issue: Thursday, 19 June 2008)
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Hazel Blears, has ‘called – in’ Stobart Air’s planning application to develop Carlisle Airport.
(Date of issue: Thursday, 19 June 2008)
The Mayor of Carlisle, Councillor Mrs Jacquelyne Geddes and Cllr David Morton will be putting fellow councillors in the shade when they don sunglasses tomorrow Friday (20 June.
Local residents are being asked to give their views on plans to raise the quality of Carlisle’s city centre areas.
Carlisle City Council Upperby elections were held on Thursday, 12 June 2008. Two seats were contested therefore electors had two votes each. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm.
Specialist arts consultants Roger Lancaster have been commissioned by Carlisle City Council to undertake a feasibility study on plans drawn together by the Save Our Lonsdale group to develop the former cinema into a theatre and arts centre.
Seven local people will graduate from a Carlisle Retail Academy training course funded through Carlisle College ‘Skills For Jobs’ project tomorrow (Friday, 13 June), at 11.30am, at Tullie House Museum.
Carlisle City Council Leader Cllr Mike Mitchelson, Cllr Ray Bloxham portfolio holder for Environment and Infrastructure and Cllr Barry Earp portfolio holder for Learning and Development were on hand with pupils from Brampton Junior School
The Mayor of Carlisle Cllr Mrs Jacquelyne Geddes hosted a reception at the Civic Centre on Wednesday 11 June at 4.00pm for the Young Enterprise Achiever of the Year Award Winner, Burcu Tokay
The North Cumbria Board of Young Enterprise hosted an Airline Masterclass event at NCTC, between 9.30am and 2.45pm on Tuesday 10th June.
A Carlisle youngster has beaten more than 6,000 pupils county-wide to gain the most number of pledges from family, neighbours and friends to recycle.
City Council eatery site is a year old
A year on since the launch of Scores on Doors, on Monday 11 June, nearly 63,000 people have visited the City Council Website.
In accordance with the "Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003", the total sum paid to each Carlisle City Councillor
To celebrate National Recycle Week (Monday, 2 June – Monday, 9 June) Carlisle City Council, Resource Cumbria staff and the Environment Agency are joining forces to encourage local residents to have a ‘green’ summer.
To coincide with World Environment Day (Thursday, 5 June) Carlisle City Council has pledged to cut its carbon footprint and reduce its energy consumption.
Plans for new women and families temporary accommodation in Carlisle took another step forward yesterday (Thursday, 29 May), after the City Council’s Executive committee backed the £3.9 million proposals.
A Carlisle City Council campaign to make ‘Carlisle is cleaner than ever’ has scooped another top communications prize.
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