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Westmorland and Furness Council will continue to provide key services over Easter weekend

Town criers marked the biggest change to local government structures in nearly 50 years as they proclaimed the new Westmorland and Furness Council

Anyone intending to stand as a candidate in May’s local elections is being advised to submit their nomination papers ahead of the deadline of 4pm on Tuesday, 4 April 2023.

A scheme offering up to 100% reduction in council tax for low-income households has been agreed.

Residents are being reassured that key services will continue to operate as they do now when a new council starts life on 1 April.

A key document outlining how the new council will operate has been approved.

A scheme offering up to 100% reduction in council tax for low-income households has been agreed by the new Westmorland and Furness Council.

Westmorland and Furness Council has agreed its first Council Plan, outlining an ambition to be a caring council, delivering excellent services and with the communities it serves at the heart of all it does.

Work is due to start soon on the much-anticipated Grange Lido and Promenade restoration.

Councillors have called for more support for residents, businesses and services in the face of the cost of living crisis.