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 Welcomes Workington Gateway Funding 19th January 2023 The gateway to Workington is set to benefit from multimillion improvements via the Government's Levelling Up Fund after staunch support from the Workington MP... Local News
Small Modular Nuclear Reactors To Be Built In Workington 3rd January 2023 John Coughlan the CEO of TSP Engineering, part of the GMET group of companies, has announced that GMET Nuclear reactor ‘NuCell’ will be manufactured within TSPs... Local News
Cumbria Coal Mine Given Government Approval! 8th December 2022 I want to share with you my thoughts on a very welcome development in this, the season of good news. As many of you may already know by now, the Government has... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP meets with Electricity North West 23rd November 2022 Sections of Workington’s power network have been upgraded with specialist equipment ahead of the winter months. Throughout the year, Electricity North West has... Local News
Mark Jenkinson Welcomes Levelling Up Submission 4th August 2022 Mark Jenkinson MP has moved a step closer to delivering another one of his election promises – the realisation of an ambitious vision for the gateway to... Local News
Labour Leader speaks out against Whitehaven mine 28th April 2022 Sir Keir Starmer - Leader of the Labour Party - has spoken out AGAINST the Whitehaven mine during a visit to Workington today. When asked for his party's... Articles
Copeland Conservatives welcome flood defence funding 12th April 2022 Copeland Conservative Association has welcomed the Government announcement that its targets to boost flood defences have been exceeded. Defra confirmed today... Articles
Jeff praises St Bees partnership working 11th April 2022 Jeff Hailes - our Cumberland Council candidate for Egremont - continues to work hard in his role as Copeland Borough Councillor for St Bees. Councillor Hailes... Articles
Mark Jenkinson Backs Local Charities 8th April 2022 Mark Jenkinson MP, today visited his local Coral shop in Workington to place a £50 charity bet on the 2022 Grand National, with all the winnings going to local... Local 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
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on New Coronavirus Regulations 1st December 2020 The Prime Minister today urged MPs in the House of Commons to pass new COVID regulations, to keep transmission down and beat the virus. National News
Amanda Milling: We’ve outdone Labour in getting females to the top 1st December 2020 Hundreds of women have put themselves forward to be potential Conservative candidates in the past two weeks. National News
Our 2020 Spending Review Delivers on the Priorities of the British People 25th November 2020 We are providing £280 billion to get our country through coronavirus. Rishi Sunak’s 2020 Spending Review sets out how. National News