Councils Scrapped? Make Your Voice Heard Tuesday, 23 March, 2021 Conservatives are set to reform local Government in Cumbria & South Lakeland Conservative Councillors across Cumbria have finally secured the chance to see real reform of the duplication of Councils and Councillors across the County. Cumbria is currently served by seven major Councils with 368 Councillors across two tiers for a population of just over 500,000 people. Proposals for reform of local... 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
County Matters- March 2021 17th March 2021 County Matters The local government reorganisation review has been approved by central government to go out to consultation with all four options being... Local News
Consultation to begin on major A595 upgrade 25th February 2021 The next phase of public consultation regarding the multi-million-pound road improvement scheme for the A595 at Dove Ford in Grizebeck is set to commence, with... Local News
Lab Lib Coalition Increase Council Tax 21st February 2021 Labour and their Liberal Democrat partners in council today voted to hike council tax by 4% whilst squirrelling away £10m into a slush fund Labour & their... Local News
County Matters- February 2021 13th February 2021 County Matters Over the past few weeks, County Highways have been carrying out resurfacing work in the Town and in Lindale by the roundabout These works have... Local News
Police and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall, Wants To Hear Your Views 26th January 2021 Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall, wants to hear your views. Cumbria remains one of the safest places to live and work in the country, but... Local News
County Matters- January 2021 16th January 2021 County Matters We are into a difficult period with another national lockdown. If anyone needs help or support, please contact County via the website at cumbria... Local News
County Matters - December 2020 23rd December 2020 2020 has been a very difficult year for us all so let’s hope 2021 will be much better especially as we have now a vaccine for Covid19. I have managed to find... Local News
October 2020 14th September 2020 County Matters As I make this report our esteemed Duck Warden Tom Ross is recovering from an operation so is unable to do his normal duties. He is very keen to... Local News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal. 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
