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
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
Open Farm Day 25th June 2019 - Two Days; - 1,600 children from across South Lakeland and the North West; - Organised every two years by the Westmorland County Agricultural Society; - Held... Media
Keir Starmer caved to the mob by cancelling arms licences to Israel 29th October 2024 Labour gave in to the mob and threw UK interests under the bus by cancelling arms licences to Israel. National News
The Conservative Party Leadership contest 2024 3rd October 2024 A new Leader of the Party will be chosen by members National News
Rishi Sunak Announces National Service Policy 21st August 2024 Only the Conservatives will take the bold action needed to give young people the opportunities they deserve National News
Why I'm calling a General Election 21st August 2024 Rishi Sunak explains in the Spectator why he has called a General Election. National News
The Triple Lock Plus: Only the Conservatives have a clear plan for pensioners 21st August 2024 From next April, the Conservatives will increase the personal allowance for pensioners in line with the Triple Lock by introducing a new age-related allowance—a... National News
Machzike Hadath shul Speech from Rishi 21st August 2024 Rishi stands shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community National News