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
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News
How we're funding our vital public services 4th September 2019 Labour left behind a bankrupt Britain. But we came together as a country to fix it. And thanks to the hard work of the British people, we can now turn the page... National News
We’re giving a £14 billion cash boost to schools across the UK 1st September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced that we are investing an extra £14 billion in schools. National News
We’re injecting £1.8 billion more into our hospitals 5th August 2019 As part the Conservatives’ healthcare policy commitment to strengthening our NHS, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a £1.8 billion cash injection to... National News