Conservatives slam councillors awarding themselves a pay rise Tuesday, 21 November, 2023 LABOUR councillors on Cumberland have voted to give themselves a £300,000 pay rise, just weeks after announcing a £29m overspend in their budget. Members of the ruling group have today (21st November) approved the whopping increase, which was carried by 31 votes to 10 with two abstentions. The Conservatives voted against the increase alongside three Independents, but Labour and the Liberal... Local News
A Statement on the Wave Centre Swimming Pool 31st May 2023 WORKINGTON MP Mark Jenkinson has blasted Cumberland’s Labour leadership for doubling down on their decision to pull the plug on a new swimming pool for Maryport... Local News
Dr Neil Hudson MP welcomes more than £6 million to fix Cumbrian potholes 20th April 2023 Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border, has welcomed £6,011,200 to fix more than 120,200 potholes across Cumbria. The Penrith MP is a great supporter of... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP welcomes Government pothole funding for Cumberland 19th April 2023 Mark Jenkinson MP has welcomed more than £3m of additional Government funding to fix potholes in Cumberland. The Government is investing a further £200 million... Local News
Dr Neil Hudson Welcomes millions in Conservative Government funding to level up rural Cumbria 13th April 2023 Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border, celebrated another campaign victory with the allocation of more than £4 million to support rural business and... Local News
Dr Neil Hudson MP welcomes news that 21,164 pensioners in Penrith and The Border to benefit from biggest ever Basic State Pension increase 12th April 2023 Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border has welcomed the news that 21,164 pensioners in his constituency will receive a 10.1 per cent increase in their... Local News
"There is still a long way to go" - says Dr Neil Hudson MP on Avanti West Coast's substandard service 23rd March 2023 While welcoming proactive Government intervention to improve Avanti West Coast’s substandard service, Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border, made clear... Local News
Dr Neil Hudson MP urges new Cumbrian councils to boost local bus services 8th March 2023 Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border, is urging Cumbria’s two new unitary authorities to better utilise bus funding following Cumbria County Council’s... Local News
Dr Neil Hudson MP celebrates £1.4 million for Cumbrian Electric Vehicle charging points 22nd February 2023 Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border, welcomed £1,406,000 of Conservative Government funding to instal Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points across... Local News
Dr Neil Hudson MP welcomes over £3million to boost drug and alcohol treatment in Cumbria 20th February 2023 MP for Penrith and The Border, Dr Neil Hudson, welcomed the announcement that over £3 million will be split between Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness... Local News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 3 5th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 3 (5th October), including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on the source of hope for society... National News
Rishi Sunak: Read the Chancellor’s Keynote Speech in full 5th October 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak on how the Conservative Party has supported the economy through coronavirus and how he will be supporting us to build back better. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 2 4th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 2 (4th October), including Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system; and Prime... National News
Priti Patel: Fixing our broken asylum system 4th October 2020 Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system, law and order, policing, and being firm but fair so that the system caters for those in greatest... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 1 3rd October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 1 (3rd October), including: better transport, "Generation Buy", new Conservative HQ in Leeds, and... National News
We have launched our Blue Wall Fund 3rd October 2020 We have launched a new "Blue Wall Fund" to deliver for people in the North who voted for change in the historic 2019 election victory. National News
