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
We’re ready for a General Election 31st October 2019 We’re holding a general election on 12 December – so we can elect a new Parliament, get Brexit done and let the country move on. National News
A new deal: getting Brexit done and taking back control 17th October 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated a new deal – this is a real Brexit deal which ensures that we take back control. This new deal ensures that we take... National News
See where we're hiring police officers in your area 9th October 2019 The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to... National News
What Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal means 4th October 2019 As Boris Johnson has rightly said, we are coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may. MPs promised to respect the result of the referendum. More people... National News
Our education policy is improving the nation’s skills 4th October 2019 When Boris Johnson entered Number 10, one of his first acts was to get more money to our education system. That’s why we’re investing £14 billion in schools... National News
We’re ending low pay in work 3rd October 2019 People’s hard work and talents should be rewarded fairly. That has long been a key principle of Conservative government.We have made huge strides in the last... National News
