Conservatives Mayoral Selection and Amelia McCourty Visit Tuesday, 30 September, 2025 As the Cumbria Conservatives Mayoral Selection was taking place in Keswick. Amelia McCourty MBE popped in to see us in the W&L Office on the way up through the county. We were delighted that she made the time to come and speak with us. As the former Chairman of Cheshire & Wirral Conservatives, Mrs McCourty has a wealth of knowledge and experience with the party. She spoke with James Alexander... Local News
Kendal Post Office consultation 18th January 2019 Commenting on the consultation which has now opened into the proposed relocation of Kendal Post Office, councillor James Airey said: “The proposal to close... Local News
Call for conference to agree steps to tackle Cumbria’s ‘graduate exodus’ 14th January 2019 Cumbria County Council is being called on to hold a special conference to discuss and agree measures to provide more opportunities for the majority of Cumbrian... Local News
New railcards slashing fares for a generation in South Lakeland welcomed 3rd January 2019 News that the Conservative Government is introducing a brand-new railcard, which will halve all rail fares for 16 and 17-year-olds in South Lakeland has been... Local News
A new approach for a New Year 2nd January 2019 The last twelve months saw our nation’s economy continue to grow, unemployment at a 43-year low, the number of young people out of work half what it was in 2010... Opinions
South Lakes council called on to come clean over loans to other local authorities 19th December 2018 A ‘cash-strapped’ local authority is being urged to come clean over loans it has made to other councils over the last four years. The call comes after South... Local News
County Matters - January 2018 17th December 2018 At a recent meeting with Grange Town Councillors, myself and the County Council Traffic Engineer for our area discussed the parking and traffic issues residents... Articles
Public urged to have say on Cumbria coastal defence plans before consultation deadline 13th December 2018 A leading South Lakes councillor is urging the public to have their say on plans to defend places like Sandside from coastal flooding over the next century... Local News
More support for Tom Harvey and Rachel Ashburner in 20th December by-elections 6th December 2018 Find out why councillor Roger Bingham is backing Tom Harvey and Rachel Ashburner in the by-elections on 20th December in Milnthorpe, Arnside and Beetham, Storth... Media
Candidates set out their stalls ahead of south Cumbria by-elections 5th December 2018 The two Conservative candidates vying for the support of voters in the Arnside and Milnthorpe, and Kent Estuary by-elections on 20 December have set out their... Local News
Cost of Corbyn’s Christmas – Corbyn would make your family Christmas cost a third more 11th December 2019 New analysis has revealed that the cost of Christmas across Britain would increase substantially under Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour. National News
The choice tomorrow 11th December 2019 With voting to begin at 7am on Thursday, opinion polls say the election is too close to call - the Conservatives need 9 more seats for a majority, but... National News
Vote on Thursday to break the gridlock 10th December 2019 Two days before polling day, the Prime Minister is taking nothing for granted - whilst the Conservatives only need to gain 9 seats to get an overall majority... National News
Cost of Corbyn: Labour's plans for 108 new taxpayer funded quangos revealed 10th December 2019 New analysis shows that Labour’s manifesto commits to creating over 100 new quangos, with a total cost of £13.2 billion over the next five years. National 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
