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
James Airey demands council answers over avoidable Kendal bridge closure 25th July 2019 Councillor James Airey says Victoria Bridge in Kendal should have been fully repaired in the immediate aftermath of Storm Desmond and not left with a temporary... Local News
James Airey congratulates Boris on leadership victory 23rd July 2019 Councillor James Airey, the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale, has given his congratulations to Boris Johnson on being elected... Local News
Call for Brexit rural pubs boost 17th July 2019 New freedoms to cut duty on beer sold in pubs after Brexit should be used to give a boost to rural publicans according to councillor James Airey, the... Local News
James Airey welcomes additional mental health support for local pupils 15th July 2019 Councillor James Airey, the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale, has welcomed news that children and young people in South... Local News
County Matters - August 2019 15th July 2019 Two Annual reports have just been issued by the County Council which will give you interesting information. The first is the Annual Public Health Report... Opinions
Young people in South Lakes encouraged to apply for new railcard 11th July 2019 A leading South Lakes councillor has written to schools across district, asking teachers to encourage their students to take advantage of a new railcard for 16... Local News
James Airey welcomes new support for tourism businesses in South Lakeland 2nd July 2019 South Lakes councillor James Airey has welcomed the launch of the new Tourism Sector Deal, which will benefit almost 1,000 tourism-related businesses in South... Local News
James Airey welcomes new Lakes Line and Furness Line trains ahead of Monday 1 July unveiling 29th June 2019 New trains which start to go into service on the Oxenholme to Windermere and Barrow to Lancaster lines on Monday (1 July) have been welcomed by local councillor... Local News
A590 improvements 27th June 2019 In March South Lakeland councillor James Airey led a delegation to London to make the case for improvements to the A590.Highways England have now held a public... Media
Rebuilding Trust with our new Immigration Policy 6th February 2025 Kemi’s new plan for immigration shows the Party is back in the service of the British people National News
Kemi’’s First Speech of 2025: Rebuilding Trust 16th January 2025 Kemi Badenoch gave a speech on how she’ll rebuild trust in the Conservative Party National News
Forcing a vote on a national inquiry into grooming gangs 9th January 2025 We Conservatives strongly believe victims of this appalling abuse deserve justice. Find out more here National News
Kemi's Speech to the IDU in Washington 9th December 2024 Kemi joined the Conservative movement in an unusual way - read her speech to find out more National News
Kemi’s speech about immigration 27th November 2024 Our country is a beacon of hope. But we can’t accommodate everyone. Read my speech about immigration here. National News
Kemi’s speech to the CBI 25th November 2024 Read my speech: we will learn from business about how to drive positive change for people in a time of major societal and technological change. National News
