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A South Lakes councillor has launched a petition calling on Westmorland and Lonsdale’s MP not to block Brexit. In a few weeks’ time MPs will be voting on Brexit...

South Lakeland District Council’s Conservative group leader, Councillor Ben Berry, has announced his new Shadow Cabinet team on the local authority. The party...

Councillor James Airey, Conservative Group Leader on Cumbria County Council, has welcomed today’s Government announcement of a £2.5 billion investment in Barrow...

Conservatives are celebrating their success in this year’s South Lakeland District Council elections – taking four seats from the Liberal Democrats. Councillor...

Figures revealed through a Freedom of Information request show that South Lakeland’s Liberal Democrat District Council is planning to rake in an extra £365,000...

Councillor James Airey talks about New Road car park in Kendal and the others issues that are at stake on Thursday 3 May.

Latest figures from South Lakeland District Council show that the ‘cash-strapped’ authority has almost £7 million in unallocated reserves – equivalent to more...

The Conservatives are the only Party fielding a full slate of candidates in this May’s South Lakeland District Council elections. The council has today...

The case for a thriving A590 economic corridor that supports existing businesses, and attracts more, by ironing out traffic bottlenecks and creating new start...