On 6th September 2015 the first passengers travelled on the Borders Railway. The £294 million pound line, connecting Tweedbank to Edinburgh, was the longest domestic line to be built in the UK in a century.

A number of people across Cumbria and southern Scotland have been chosen to receive a UK Honour in 2018.

Eden Council is backing a scheme to get people tidying their community for the Queen's 90th birthday.