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
“We will empower police to tackle scourge of violent knife crime,” pledges PM 19th November 2019 A Boris Johnson majority government would take a tough new approach to tackling knife crime and serious violence. National News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National News