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
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
We’re bringing shipbuilding back to the UK 29th September 2019 The Prime Minister announced that new warships for the Royal Navy will be built in the UK.This will secure thousands of jobs for people at British shipyards and... National News
6 things to know about our huge hospital building programme 29th September 2019 We want to make sure that the NHS is delivering for patients across England. So at the beginning of Conservative Party Conference, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News