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
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
Vote Blue, Go Green 16th November 2019 A Conservative majority government would embark on an era of “true 21st century Conservativism” by tripling tree-planting rates and creating a new £500 million... National News
Corbyn's fantasy broadband plans would cost hardworking taxpayers billions 15th November 2019 You can’t trust anything Labour say until they have a plan for Brexit. Their fantasy broadband plans are simply another thing they wouldn’t be able to deliver –... National News
Supporting the heart of our local communities 15th November 2019 The Prime Minister today announced an ambitious package, backed by hundreds of millions of pounds of investment, to support towns and communities across Britain... National News
Labour's open borders policy is the biggest risk to our NHS 14th November 2019 New research shows that net migration will increase under a Corbyn-led Labour Government which would put public services under increasing pressure. National News
Getting Brexit done and unleashing the potential of the whole country 13th November 2019 Read the Prime Ministers speech from London Electric Vehicle Company in Coventry. National News