Cumbria County Council is supporting this year’s national No Smoking Day (Wednesday 8 March) and encouraging Cumbrian smokers to seek support to kick the habit.
A team of four has been appointed to take responsibility for management, development and implementation of the DfT Active Travel Social Prescribing Pilot Delivery in Cumbria.
Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza H5N1 (otherwise known as Bird Flu) has been confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Langwathby, Eden, Cumbria (AIV2023/02). A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place around the premises. All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled.
The county’s Director of Public Health Colin Cox is advising people to take simple steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, flu and other respiratory illnesses this winter, as cases rise across Cumbria.
As the spike in cases of scarlet fever continues, Cumbria’s Director of Public Health, Colin Cox, is asking worried parents to be vigilant but says there’s “no need to panic.”
Cumbria County Council continues to support the county’s residents and businesses during the coming months with their ‘winter ready’ campaign.
The proportion of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Cumbria has increased recently as winter approaches.
Cumbria County Council and the NHS have today launched a consultation to find out how people would prefer to speak about autism.
