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
Employment hits record high 18th February 2020 New jobs figures today show that employment is at a record high – with more people in work than ever before –and unemployment is at its lowest since 1974. National News
We're Investing in Infrastructure across our Country 11th February 2020 When we came to office we promised to unite and level up, spreading opportunity across the whole United Kingdom. National News
Watch the Prime Minister's Address to the Nation 31st January 2020 Watch the Prime Minister's fireside address to the nation, about our future outside of the European Union, here. Find it here before anywhere else. National News
The biggest police funding boost for a decade 24th January 2020 Yesterday we announced the biggest increase in funding for the police in a decade, meaning more officers tackling crime and keeping people safe. National News
The UK's First Veterans Railcard 22nd January 2020 We're delivering the Veterans Railcard this year, which will open up more opportunities for them and help to improve the lives of their families by giving them... National News
Labour just tried to block Britain leaving the EU AGAIN 10th January 2020 Last night Parliament backed the Prime Minister’s Brexit Deal at its Third Reading, building on our overwhelming mandate to get Brexit done by 31 January and... National News