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
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
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News