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
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News
Shop safely today: shops can reopen their doors in England 15th June 2020 From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety... National News
