Council sends back more than £8.5 million in grants from the Government Wednesday, 7 April, 2021 Barrow Borough Council is coming under pressure from local businesses after it emerged that the Labour led council has sent back £8.5 million in unpaid grants to the Government’s department for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The figures, obtained from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, show that for the initial business support schemes aimed at helping businesses who were forced... Local News
Cabinet Minister launches Conservative manifesto in Cumbria 5th April 2017 Cabinet Minister Sajid Javid launches Conservative manifesto in Cumbria Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Kendal College... Local News
WELL DONE TRUDY 28th February 2017 WELL DONE TRUDY AND ALL THE HELPERS FROM NEAR AND FAR, YOUNG AND OLDER ALIKE Many Members from Barrow and Furness Conservatives Association, turned out in all... Local News
COPELAND BY-ELECTION 6th January 2017 Hello Team, As you will all probably know by now we have a big by election on our hands. If you would like to help in this local and historic by election then... Local News
Peter McCall elected as the new Police & Crime Commissioner 9th May 2016 Peter McCall has been elected as the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria with a 11,000 Majority Local News
BAY CROSSING 18th April 2016 It was good to read that the Barrow Council along with the South Lakes and Lancaster City councils are interested in developing Morecambe Bay (Dave Pidduck NWEM... Local News
Rt Hon Theresa May MP Cumbria Luncheon 12th April 2016 Cumbria Conservatives and Police and Crime Commissioner Candidate Peter McCall are delighted to announce that we will be joined by the Home Secretary, the Rt... Local News
Conservative Leader welcomes Secretary of State to South Lakeland 8th April 2016 Cumbria County Council Group Leader Cllr James Airey welcomed Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Greg Clark MP to South Lakeland yesterday. Local News
Terrorism remains a very real threat to the UK 4th April 2016 Terrorism remains a very real threat to the UK and we mustn’t think it doesn’t apply to us in Cumbria. Indeed today the Prime Minister is in Washington... Local News
Police Forces Bolstered Across England and Wales 30th July 2020 We have announced that over 4,300 police officers have joined the police since we launched our major recruitment drive in September 2019. National News
One Year On: Delivering on the people's priorities 24th July 2020 A year ago today the Prime Minister stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street for the first time, and set out his vision for how we would unite and level up... National News
A pay rise for public sector workers 21st July 2020 We’ve announced that almost 900,000 public sector workers, including doctors, teachers and police officers, will see above-inflation pay rises. National News
Meet our new MPs: Jo Gideon, Stoke-on-Trent Central 16th July 2020 Our new MPs represent the future of our Party. Read here to meet Jo Gideon, our new MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central. National News
Matt Hancock answers your questions 13th July 2020 Your questions answered by Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. National News
2022 Spring Forum to be hosted in Blackpool 10th July 2020 Conservative Party Co-Chairman, Amanda Milling MP, has today announced the Conservative Party will host its Spring Forum in Blackpool in 2022. National News
