Rough sleepers across Cumbria are to be helped off the street thanks to £80,000 funding.

The money is part of a total investment of £46 million announced by Communities Secretary James Brokenshire for local authorities to help the homeless into safe accommodation

In recent years we’ve made great progress in Copeland. Conservatives on the council, working with the Mayor, have produced a balanced budget, invested £1 million into our high streets and created more street cleaning teams. But there’s more to be done to make Copeland fit for the future.