Matty Jackman Visits Grange Train Derailment Site for Forward Planning Talks Saturday, 23 March, 2024 Thankfully, there were no injuries, but the incident today has underscored the urgent need for action on the safety and infrastructure challenges linked to the River Winster. Locals and campaigners had warned about this possibility, and unfortunately, it has now become a reality. Securing the necessary licenses from the Environment Agency to address the issues with the River Winster is paramount... Articles
County Matters- April 2022 28th March 2022 County Matters As I write this column the Covid infection rate is increasing across the County from the latest figures from our Director of Public Health As a... Local News
County Matters- December 2021 6th December 2021 County Matters The County Council has just put out the following information in relationship to the Council Tax for next year. General Council Tax and Adult... Articles
County Matters- October 2021 22nd October 2021 County Matters Unfortunately, we had another case of flash flooding in the Town in October.The worst once again was on Windermere Road which had about two feet... Local News
County Matters- September 2021 30th September 2021 As we start to get into Autumn the Government have announced the giving of Covid booster jabs to the over 50’s and vulnerable people. Alongside this has been... Articles
Steve Chambers: The Local Champion for Grange and Allithwaite 26th July 2021 Local man Steve Chambers is running to be a Councillor for Grange and Allithwaite in the up and coming by-election on Thursday 12th August. As the Chair of... Local News
County Matters- July 2020 19th July 2021 County Matters As national Covid19 restrictions are lifted, it is likely that many residents will choose not to take their annual holiday abroad. Instead, they... Local News
County Matters- May 2021 18th May 2021 As we gradually come out of lockdown, we will be all social distancing for some time to come. A booklet to all households called Wellbeing and Mental Health... Local News
County Matters- April 2021 19th April 2021 County Matters As we go into late spring and summer, we hope the covid pandemic is receding but as we all know is still in the background. Many businesses are... Local News
Broughton-in-Furness 20mph zone approved after years of campaigning 19th March 2021 A new safer speed zone for Broughton-in-Furness, where residents have campaigned for years to implement a 20mph limit to deter speeding motorists and those... Local News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 4 6th October 2020 This Government is working night and day to repel coronavirus. And we'll succeed due to the energy and self-sacrifice of the British people. And as we recover... National News
Boris Johnson: Read the Prime Minister’s Keynote Speech in full 6th October 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson on how the Conservative Party will get us to Build Back Better from coronavirus and how he will be leading a green industrial... National News
