Carlisle flood defence works to get under way

Allerdale Council will be forced to debate proposals for the £29m stadium-led development following a bid by independent councillors to halt the scheme’s progress.

Although a decision was originally due to be made this month, a fresh timetable for the delivery of the leisure centre in Carlisle has been pushed back beyond May’s local elections.

Copeland Council and Natural England are set to implement plans to extend Heritage Coast status from St Bees Head northwards towards Whitehaven.

Developer eQuality Homes has won backing from Homes England to deliver around 25 affordable houses in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.

The owners of the Golden Fleece near Brampton in Cumbria have released new imagery of how the premises will look following a year-long rebuild.

The contractor has been picked to build a cancer centre at Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle with the project due to complete in January 2021.

The Windermere Jetty Museum of Boats, Steam & Stories is due to open this weekend, following a £20m development by Lakeland Arts and architect Carmody Groarke.

Cumbria County Council has backed plans for a £175m metallurgical coal mine on a brownfield site near Whitehaven with work set to get under way by the end of the year.

Morgan Sindall is among the four companies named as preferred partners for a £4.5bn, 20-year programme.