Andrew Johnson selected as our Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Sunday, 13 August, 2023 We are pleased to announce that we have selected Andrew Johnson as our new Prospective Parliamentary Candidate. Andrew was voted in by members of the Association at a meeting at Whitehaven Civic Hall today (Sunday), and brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and skill to the role. Andrew was born in the West Cumberland Hospital and was brought up in Distington, where he attended Distington... Articles
Mark Jenkinson MP Welcomes the Next Steps of the Workington Gateway Project 10th August 2023 MARK Jenkinson MP has welcomed news that the ambitious £10m Workington Gateway project has moved a step closer. A planning application has been submitted to... Local News
Trudy's Whitehaven News Column: July 12, 2023 12th July 2023 Trudy's Whitehaven News column from July 12, 2023: I’d like to begin this month’s column by extending my huge congratulations to everyone at Whitehaven Academy... Articles
Trudy Congratulates Whitehaven Academy 10th July 2023 Trudy has written to Nigel Youngman, the Headteacher of Whitehaven Academy, to congratulate the school on its glowing Ofsted report. The Whitehaven Academy has... Local News
Trudy Praises Award-Winning Pupils 3rd July 2023 Trudy has congratulated an award-winning school for their work to improve mindfulness. Gosforth Primary School has achieved first place in the ‘Most Positive... Local News
Harrington Family Fun Day SAVED 26th June 2023 MARK Jenkinson MP has welcomed the return of a popular community event at Harrington Marina following a successful campaign to save it. Harrington Family Fun... Local News
Trudy's Whitehaven News column: June 7, 2023 7th June 2023 Trudy's Whitehaven News column from June 7, 2023: Looking back over the first five months of 2023, it’s been an extremely busy period, during which time I’ve... Articles
Trudy's Whitehaven News column: May 3, 2023 3rd May 2023 Trudy's Whitehaven News column from May 3, 2023: I’d like to say a huge thank-you to everyone who supported my fourth Skills and Careers Fair, held in... Articles
Trudy Holds Successful Skills and Careers Fair 3rd May 2023 Trudy's fourth Skills and Careers Fair has been hailed as a success. Over 100 people attended the event, held at Whitehaven Civic Hall, in which 34 exhibitors... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP Fights To Save The Ranch 14th February 2023 MARK Jenkinson MP is joining forces with Conservative councillors to call on Workington Town Council to progress the purchase of The Ranch – securing it is a... Local News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
How we're protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods as we begin to kickstart our economy 3rd June 2020 Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a... National News
This is why Pride Month matters 1st June 2020 Conservatives will always fight for a free, fair and tolerant Britain. National News
Update from the Prime Minister on our fight against the coronavirus 28th May 2020 The Prime Minister's speech on 28th May 2020, about the country's fight against coronavirus. National News
Test and Trace for Coronavirus launches today across England 28th May 2020 From 9am today, the new NHS Test and Trace service has launched across England - helping us to keep the virus under control while carefully and safely lifting... National News
