Copeland Borough Council, GB

Copeland Borough Council, GB prepares unemployed residents for in-demand jobs with Building Momentum

Building Momentum trained residents for skilled positions in six industries with persistent vacancies. The three-year program customized training options for targeted groups like disabled workers and trainees aged 50 and older. Young workers benefitted from industry-specific work academies and apprenticeship placements. The borough offered subsidies to long-term unemployed participants and employers for initial employment costs.

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Copeland Borough Council, GB

United Kingdom

Copeland Borough Council, GB beautifies public cemeteries with enhanced grave care service

The Bereavement Services staff offers biannual and quarterly services beyond standard care of graves. Subscribers pay annual rates for leaf removal, headstone washing, and re-lettering services. Assigned workers email photos of their work to show the care applied to burial sites. Copeland Borough Council markets these premium services to out-of-town, disabled, and senior subscribers with loved ones buried in five public cemeteries.

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Copeland Borough Council, GB

United Kingdom

Copeland Borough Council, GB evaluates e-scooter use in pilot partnership with Ginger

The borough and its operating partner will start with 15 Segway MAX units in the port town of Whitehaven. Copeland leaders have the option to expand this fleet to 80 e-scooters depending on early-stage evaluations. Each scooter is parked at a designated spot and travels up to 15 miles per hour for safe operation. This pilot examines how e-scooters fit the need for micro-mobility options connecting transit stops to businesses.

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Copeland Borough Council, GB

United Kingdom

Copeland Borough Council, GB adopts The Noise App to improve noise complaint accuracy

The app helps Copeland residents accurately report noise complaints with a 30-second recording feature. Each report offers fields for the location, frequency, and length of the offending sounds. Copeland's Environmental Health team investigates requests submitted through The Noise App. Residents receive requests for additional information and updates in the app until their complaints are resolved.

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Copeland Borough Council, GB

United Kingdom