How would your community survive in an emergency?

Have you ever asked yourself: ‘Would I, and my community, survive the first 48 hours of a serious emergency such as the major flooding events of recent years?’

ACTion with Communities in Cumbria has produced a ten-step Community Emergency Planning Toolkit to...

Water company splashes out on Ulverston clean up
Rivers and coastline near Ulverston are set for a cleaner, greener future thanks to major plans unveiled this week. Water company United Utilities wan...
Cumbria battered by storms - 2 flood warnings remain in place
Two flood warnings remain in place for Cumbria after heavy rain led to travel disruption and evacuations. Furness Abbey, a 12th century monastery near...
Flooding update
Highways teams are out and about across Cumbria dealing with the ongoing torrential rain. Surface water is causing problems on roads around the county...
Blueprint for the future of West Cumbria's water supplies
Experts and environmentalists have started work on a blueprint for the future of water supplies in west Cumbria. United Utilities, the Environment Age...
Agencies continue to deal with partial collapse of a home on Egremont adjacent...
Cumbria Police, Copeland Borough Council , the Environment Agency and other agencies have been attending a building in Egremont which was partially...
Lifeline for Lythe Valley as Minister agrees pumps should continue
A team from South Lakeland met with Defra minister Richard Benyon to ask for his support for the continued drainage of the Lyth Valley. MP Tim Fa...
Council leads recovery from floods across west Cumbria
Copeland Council is working with Police, the Environment Agency, Cumbria County Council, Fire & Rescue Service and the Primary Care Trust to support communities affected by flooding caused by...
MP says reinstate flood defence cash after leaked report shows funds were pulled
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the government to agree that ‘indicative’ funding made available for a Kendal flood defence scheme is still there, after a Guardian report alleged that money...
£200 million flooding investment for North West
With more flood misery predicted for parts of Britain after nearly a month's worth of rain fell in just three hours, United Utilities said today they are pouring £200millon to reduce the impact of...
Fire crews dealing with 50 flooding incidents. One school closed and rivers on flood alert
Cumbria fire service say they have dealt with around 50 flooding incidents across the county. The torrential rain has swept through from the south west of the county, where it is ongoing,...