As the news travels of the death of HRH. The Duke of Edinburgh, Cumbria pays tribute to a Prince whose influence on our national life cannot be underestimated.
Ahead of the Easter holidays Cumbria’s Local Resilience Forum is reassuring residents that plans are in place to manage the expected increase in visitor numbers to the county.
World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally-recognised day taking place on 2 April every year.
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is supporting the National Fire Chiefs Council's (NFCC) Be Water Aware campaign, which aims to raise awareness of water related incidents and prevent the number of drowning accidents.
As the country prepares for easing of lockdown restrictions from next Monday, the number of new COVID-19 infections in Cumbria dropped to 114 in week ending 19 March, a 17% reduction on the previous week.
As the county prepares for the next step in the easing of lockdown rules new COVID-19 cases dropped to numbers last seen in September, with 81 new infections recorded in week ending 2 April, down from 134 the previous week.
Despite a small increase in the number of new cases in the county in week ending 26 March, from 114 to 134, the overall infection rate has remained low (27/100k) and well below the England and North West regional average (56/100k and 70/100k respectively).
With lockdown rules now allowing people to meet outside in groups of up to six people, or two households, Cumbria County Council’s 11 rapid-result COVID-19 test centres are now able to offer tests to all Cumbrians.
Cumbria County Council has been successful in bidding for a share of £150m funding to develop new ways to respond to flooding.
Work is nearing completion on Cumbria County Council’s exciting street light replacement and improvement programme.
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Death of The Duke of Edinburgh
