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
Times & Star Politics Column - 14th June 2019 14th June 2019 Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s Times & Star. Mark is the Borough Councillor for the Seaton and Northside ward, Leader of... Articles
Our Manifesto For Allerdale 23rd May 2019 Our original manifesto page can be found here. ** The Borough Council election of 2nd May 2019 resulted in 15 Conservative candidates being elected, alongside... Local News
A New Stadium - Our View 15th April 2019 Recently a great deal of misinformation has been written in the press and on social media regarding the proposed Workington Community Stadium, Allerdale... Articles
Times & Star Politics Column - 12th April 2019 10th April 2019 This week’s politics column in the Times & Star was written by the Conservative Councillor for Wigton in Allerdale Borough Council, Councillor Alan Pitcher.... Articles
CONSERVATIVES FIELD FULL SLATE AHEAD OF NEXT MONTH’S LOCAL ELECTIONS 4th April 2019 Allerdale Conservatives claim to be the only party standing up for the whole of the borough after announcing they are fielding a full slate of candidates for... Local News
Times & Star Politics Column - 22nd March 2019 22nd March 2019 This week’s politics column in the Times & Star was written by the Conservative Councillor for Silloth in Allerdale Borough Council, Councillor John Cook. "A... Articles
Times & Star Politics Column - 22nd February 2019 22nd February 2019 This week’s politics column in the Times & Star was written by Leader of the Conservatives in Allerdale Borough Council, Councillor Tony Annison: “As... Articles
Council Accused of Allowing Asset Stripping 11th December 2018 A Workington Conservative councillor has written an open letter to council legal chiefs blasting the authority's involvement in a controversial investment deal... Local News
Workington Conservatives Launch Allerdale Survey 16th July 2018 Today, Workington Conservatives have launched a survey of people that live and work in Allerdale. The aim of the survey is collate views on the administration... Local News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
How we're protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods as we begin to kickstart our economy 3rd June 2020 Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a... National News
This is why Pride Month matters 1st June 2020 Conservatives will always fight for a free, fair and tolerant Britain. National News
Update from the Prime Minister on our fight against the coronavirus 28th May 2020 The Prime Minister's speech on 28th May 2020, about the country's fight against coronavirus. National News
Test and Trace for Coronavirus launches today across England 28th May 2020 From 9am today, the new NHS Test and Trace service has launched across England - helping us to keep the virus under control while carefully and safely lifting... National News
