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
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News
Tuesday is the last day to register to vote 25th November 2019 Click here to register. It usually takes just 5 minutes. National News
Our manifesto gets Brexit done and unleashes the potential of the whole country 24th November 2019 Boris Johnson will launch the Conservative Party manifesto - entitled Get Brexit Done, Unleash Britain’s Potential - in the West Midlands on Sunday. National News
