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
Grot Spot Action Weekend 31st March 2022 Cumberland Conservatives are holding a “ grot spot action weekend” to tackle the overgrown eyesores and rubbish blighting our streets. The two-day cleaning... Local News
Mark Jenkinson praises achievements of Conservative-led Allerdale Borough Council 30th March 2022 I have spoken and written a great deal about reforming local government in our county and the creation of unitary authorities in Cumbria. My argument for... Local News
Trudy Harrison MP quizzed by primary school pupils 8th February 2022 Trudy has enjoyed a question-and-answer session with Keswick primary school pupils. Trudy was invited to St Herbert’s School, where she told pupils about her... Local News
Trudy Harrison MP praises life-saving rescue team 3rd February 2022 Trudy has praised the dedication of a life-saving mountain rescue team. Trudy met a number of volunteers from Keswick Mountain Rescue Team during a visit to the... Local News
Trudy Harrison MP quizzed by Keswick pupils 26th January 2022 Keswick School’s Student Council have quizzed Trudy during a visit to the school. Trudy met with the Super Student Council, a team of around 14 students who... Articles
Kate Walker stands for Westfield by-election 20th October 2021 Following the resignation of Independent Workington Town Councillor, John Hunter, a by-election has been called for the 4th of November. Our candidate is Kate... Local News
Trudy Harrison MP opens motor club's new headquarters 3rd September 2021 Volunteers from a Cumbrian motor club have been the driving force behind the creation of a new headquarters. Wigton Motor Club’s new base at Moota was formally... Articles
Trudy Harrison MP discusses roadmap to recovery with Keswick's arts and culture venues 11th June 2021 Culture and arts organisations in Keswick have today joined with their local MP to discuss plans for the future following the latest easing of lockdown... Articles
Local Election Results - 7th May 2021 7th May 2021 We had 5 borough council by-elections, 2 county council by-elections and 4 Workington Town Council by-elections, all held on 6th May 2021. The results were as... Local News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
