A new campaign to tackle litter is being launched by Cumberland Council. The initiative aims to both clean the area, and create a long-term shift in behaviour. According to the council, more than two ...

A series of drop-in sessions aimed at reducing suicide rates are set to be held in Cumberland libraries. The events, part of a research project named 'The Big Question', will take place between ...

A public consultation is still in process to help shape new council wards for Cumberland Council. An electoral review is being carried out to make sure that each local councillor represents about the ...

A national survey conducted by the NHS of social care users found that 70.4 per cent of 455 respondents in the Cumberland Council area said they were satisfied with the care they received. This was ...

A PROPOSED new car park at Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle has been approved by members of Cumberland Council’s planning committee.

PLANS for an elected mayor in Cumbria have taken a step forward. Cabinet members for Westmorland and Furness Council agreed to join the government’s devolution priority programme at a council meeting ...

Lyndsay Maxwell, a member of the HR department which is known as the People and Culture Team, says the emphasis on wellbeing at every level has ensured the issue is much more than a tick box exercise ...

A TOWN bus route will be scrapped from next month following the withdrawal of funding- with town councillors saying they will look at ‘all ...

A Cumberland Council spokesperson ... educational needs and children with disabilities. Subscribe to the News & Star today and get the latest news, sports, and entertainment delivered straight ...

HERE are the heartfelt tributes left to people who have passed away that have featured in this week’s death announcements in the News and Star.

A consultation on potential changes to waste and recycling collections in Cumberland is set to end next month. The proposed changes aim to align collections across the area, enhance service ...

Cumberland Council is inviting residents to participate in a consultation on proposed changes to waste and recycling collection services across ...