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9 hours ago
- Business
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Frank report highlights Carlisle strengths - but doesn't shy away from our challenges
I HAD the pleasure of reading the Carlisle: Opportunities & Challenges 2025 report this week, which was prepared by Cumbria Community Foundation. The report provides a rich and honest snapshot of our city and surrounding rural areas by combining up-to-date statistics with the real voices of hundreds of local residents, young people, community leaders and professionals. The report, which was a year in the making, reflects what makes Carlisle special: our deep-rooted sense of community, amazing cultural heritage, stunning natural surroundings and truly hard-working people. It highlights our growing strengths: a diverse local economy, major investments in regeneration projects like the Citadel redevelopment, and an ambitious education sector that includes a new university campus and the forthcoming School of Medicine. The report also celebrates the vital role played by our diverse local charities, youth services and volunteers, who help people thrive every day, even in the most difficult circumstances. But at the same time, it doesn't shy away from Carlisle's challenges. It reveals rising poverty, growing mental health pressures, and inequalities in health and opportunity. For example, life expectancy varies dramatically between neighbourhoods – something I raised in a parliamentary debate just a few weeks ago. For many in our community, the rising cost of living, combined with low pay and limited job opportunities, is a daily reality. Our super ageing population, with 25 per cent of residents over 65 and 12 per cent over 75, means we must think carefully about how we support healthy ageing and ensure services keep pace. Alongside this, risk of flooding and pressure on our already-stretched community organisations continue to be a cause for concern. Many of the issues raised, from mental health and poverty to youth provision and job opportunities, are the same ones I hear about from residents every week. On one hand, it's reassuring to know my team and I are focused on the right priorities. On the other, it's a powerful reminder of just how much work still lies ahead. It feels like an opportune moment to remind you that if there's an issue you think I can help with, please don't hesitate to get in touch. My heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to this report and helped showcase both the strengths and the needs of our great city and surrounding rural areas. It will be an invaluable resource for me and my team in the years ahead. In Carlisle, we are privileged to have a place that is brimming with potential yet facing complex challenges. But as the voices in this report make clear, Carlisle has both the will and the imagination to meet them head-on. And as someone who was born here and still calls it home, I couldn't agree more.
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Health
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UMKC provides updates on new schools to be built in St. Joseph
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Among the topics discussed at the University of Missouri's Board of Curators meeting, different aspects regarding the new UMKC School of Dentistry and School of Medicine buildings were shared. Curators unanimously approved the UMKC School of Dentistry project to move forward. The university building was previously announced with a target date set for FY 2026. While this is still the plan, the University is awaiting additional funds for capital renovations from the state and federal government, as well as philanthropic entities. A lot of people in the community have embraced our students," UMKC chancellor and president Mauli Agrawal said. "Some of us (are) doing the same here. I'm hearing people (receiving) take it home thanksgiving dinners. The community itself has wrapped its arms around this program. That's made everything (easier) from financing to the students feeling at home here." As for the School of Medicine, a ribbon cutting for the new building will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the building's site on Faraon Street, across from Mosaic Life Care's Campus. One overall message that was echoed by all the board members in anticipation of the new school buildings' arrival is that they can serve as a template for all the schools around Northwest Missouri. "We're not only a university for people who live in Columbia, Missouri, or the University of Missouri," University of Missouri Board of Curators Chair Todd Graves said. "And we're bringing many programs and opportunities for people across the state. No one's benefited more than Northwest Missouri, but certainly other areas have benefited a great deal as well. The School of Dentistry's expansion into St. Joseph is set to positively impact the dentist and dental hygiene practitioner shortages in rural Missouri communities. Currently, the UMKC School of Dentistry is Missouri's only public dental school and provides 63% of the state's dentists, according to a UMKC press release. The School of Medicine is looking to continue to grow, with plans to expand its program by enrolling 20 students per year into the four-year program.
