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
Cumberland Council candidates announced 5th March 2022 We are proud to announce out candidates who will contest the historic first Cumberland Council elections in May. We have selected 12 candidates with a wealth of... Articles
Apprentices take on Workington MP's environmental challenge 28th July 2021 A group of engineering apprentices have been using their newly acquired skills for the good of the local community. Apprentices at Gen2, Cumbria’s leading... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP helps tackle scourge of Himalayan Balsam 21st July 2021 Mark Jenkinson MP met with Raegan Blacker from Workington Nature Partnership, and Kevin Kerrigan, Programme Director for Workington for Allerdale Borough... Local News
Workington MP meets with leaders of Workington-based learning centre 13th March 2021 Mark Jenkinson Member of Parliament for the Workington constituency has met with the leaders of a Workington-based learning centre. Helping Hands on James... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP welcomes annoucement of £23 million boost for Workington through the Towns Deal Fund 3rd March 2021 Mark Jenkinson MP has welcomed a £23 million cash boost for Workington. The successful application through the Towns Deal Fund has been announced in today’s... Local News
WORKINGTON TOWN DEAL SECURED! 3rd March 2021 In the runup to my election on 12th December 2019, I campaigned on a number of things I called 'My Plan'. In the early hours of the 13th December 2019, that... Local 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
This was what the Prime Minister said live at Conference 2nd October 2019 It’s great to be here in Manchester at the best attended conference for years, and I gather there was quite a lively mood last night in the hotel bars.And I... National News