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Cars will not be allowed to park near a village school at pick-up and drop-off times as part of a council parking trial. The new initiative, called school streets, will see six schools in the county try the parking scheme, including Askam Village School. The school will be the first in the area to trial the regime, with no cars allowed to park outside at key times. Councillors questioned Rob Lewis, senior manager for Cumbria Highways, on the scheme at a Cumbria County Council local committee for Barrow meeting, and expressed frustration at the fact that they had not been consulted on the choice of school. ....
Smart bins which can alert council officers when they need to be emptied could be installed on Barrow s streets in a bid to tackle littering. Barrow Borough Council s executive committee is set to discuss new ways to deal with rubbish at a meeting next week, with one idea involving buying new bins which include built-in capacity sensors as part of the charity Waste and Resources Action Programme s Litter Binfrastructure Grant Scheme. The technology would detect when the contents of a bin reach a pre-set level and automatically alert the council to make sure the bin is emptied. Councillor Derek Brooke, the authority s lead member for community, said he was aware of a rubbish problem. ....
A HARDWORKING team dedicated to preventing homelessness across Barrow has received praise for their efforts in helping people into accommodation throughout the pandemic. Barrow Borough Council’s housing options team continue to make sure anyone facing difficulties has access to a 24/7 assistance service. Since October, the housing team has helped 82 residents who had been at risk of homelessness while making sure those with nowhere to go were offered accommodation if owed a duty in line with homelessness legislation or where Cold Weather Provision was activated. In addition, they have helped reconnect people in need from outside of the borough with services and assistance in their own area. ....