Cumbria’s Director of Public Health responds to publication of regional R numbers

Firefighters from Cumbria have been helping to tackle large moorland wildfires in neighbouring Lancashire and South Yorkshire over the past week as part of an emergency response.

Cumbria County Council has finalised the walking and cycling schemes which will be put forward to The Department for Transport (DfT) for consideration of funding as part of their £225m Emergency Active Travel Fund.

Cumbria County Council is undertaking a road improvement investment valued at almost £4m during June and July, as part of a county-wide surface dressing programme.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is urging motorists to be considerate after significant problems were encountered over the weekend with parking in popular areas of the Lake District. In some cases emergency services vehicles were impeded or would have been unable to access some locations if required, due to abandoned vehicles.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has now announced the allocation of funding for Cumbria as part of their £225m Emergency Active Travel Fund.

Cumbria County Council has welcomed the announcement made over the weekend by the Secretary of State for Transport, regarding the preferred route for the upgrade of the A66 between Cumbria and Yorkshire.

Care homes in Cumbria continue to be on the frontline of the battle against COVID-19 in Cumbria, but say support from the county council and local NHS is making a difference.