Please see below the deadlines for funding applications from both the Cumberland Council Community Panel grants, and funding from the community grants for our two local wind farms. Border, Fellside and North Carlisle Community Panel GrantsThere is one remaining deadline for funding for the 2024-25 financial year. This is 12th February 2025, though smaller applications […]

Please see below planning applications received in Longtown Ward in October 2024. Any questions or comments please ask.

A planning application has been received, number 24/0096. – Demolition Of Redundant Warehouse and Erection Of 60no. Dwellings And Associated Infrastructure. More details, and details on how to comment here:https://publicaccess.carlisle.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=_CARLI_DCAPR_86316&activeTab=summary Please let me know if you have comments or issues you would like me to raise.

Last week was the regular full meeting of Cumberland Council. This is the meeting, about six times a year, that all 36 councillors meet together for more significant decisions. Council FinancesThe Council reported on its ‘quarter 1’ financial situation (ie at 30 June 2024). There were a number of worrying trends, in particular a predicted […]

Please find below new planning applications received in Longtown Ward in September 2024. As always, please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries.

The Hallburn Windfarm Grants Panel has had its second meeting for the year and confirmed which organisations are getting grants this year. The Grants Panel is made up of representatives of all the parish councils in the areas near to the windfarm, together with two Cumberland Councillors (myself and the councillor for Houghton and Irthington […]

At the last full Council meeting, myself and other members of the Liberal Democrat Group asked the following questions of notice to the Council Leader and Executive. Here are the questions and full responses: Councillor Pickstone submitted the following question to the Deputy Leader and the Leader: ‘Could the Deputy Leader and Leader inform members […]

The proposal to build a new SPAR supermarket as part of a reconfigured petrol station in Longtown has been significantly amended by the owners. The main changes in the new proposals are: – Keeping the barn buildings (behind 14 Bridge Street), which are part of the conservation area. – Moving the new supermarket building from […]

Please find below new planning applications received in Longtown Ward in August 2024. As always, please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries.

At the last full Council meeting I asked a question of the Executive Member for Lifelong Learning about how Cumberland was performing on school attendance. I know this is an issue many people are worried about, particularly since the Covid pandemic. Here is the answer I received in writing: Dear Councillor Pickstone At the meeting […]