Eden Housing Associations plans for new extra care scheme in Kirkby Stephen

Eden Housing Association has received Government and County Council funding to redevelop Mill Gardens Sheltered accommodation in Kirkby Stephen to create an extra care scheme that provides 19 lifetime homes.

At a cost of £3.1 million, Eden Housing Association has...

Regional Growth Fund Round 4 bids - LEP support
The Government has launched a fourth round of Regional Growth Fund bidding and £350 million is available nationally for bids for individual projects o...
Go-ahead for permanent traffic signals on Lazonby's Eden Bridge
Traffic signals will be permanently installed at Lazonby’s Eden Bridge following a green light from councillors and the local community. Cumbria Count...
Robust evidence to support Eden’s housing target figures
The first week of a public consultation about identifying futures sites for housing in Eden District is already stimulating a lively debate, as people...
Farron secures £760,016 for Cumbria councils
Lakes MP Tim Farron has secured over three quarters of a million pounds for councils throughout Cumbria. In a letter from Brandon Lewis, MP Parliament...
County council to carry out bus stop improvements in Kendal
Cumbria County Council’s highways department are next week extending the footway on a bus lay-by, and bus services will be affected as a result. From...
Be in the know about elections with county council's new website
The county council has launched new web pages that tell you everything you need to know about the four-yearly county council elections to be held on T...
Police issues annual Local Policing Summary
  Cumbria Constabulary and the Police Authority are sending out the annual Local Policing Summary to all residents in Cumbria over the next few weeks. This shows how they performed...
Secretary of State praises communities’ support for Olympic Torch Relay
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP has praised Eden communities for supporting the Olympic Torch Relay when it visited the District on 20 June....
Council take action over high levels of sickness
Days taken off sick by  council staff are costing taxpayers millions Cumbria County Council officials  have now an action plan to tackle their absence crisis. Last year, County...
MP challenges county council over failings in Children Services
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has today stepped up his criticism of the county council after news came to light that while senior staff were trying to publicly defend a critical report, they had also...