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
Questions to Answer 5th March 2015 Questions to answer Simon Fell March 4, 2015 Guido Fawkes' website reports today that Barrow & Furness' MP, John Woodcock, has been referred to the Standards... Local News
Improving the A590 25th February 2015 Improving the A595 Simon Fell February 24, 2015 I've spent much of the last few weeks travelling up and down the A590 and A595 in order to get to meetings and... Local News
You can only trust the Conservatives with Trident 15th February 2015 You can only trust the Conservatives with Trident February 14, 2015 First, a quote from an article that appeared in The Times under the headline, " Nuclear... Local News
Barrow&Furness Conservative Association AGM 30th January 2015 Barrow & Furness Conservative Association A G M will be held on Friday 27 th February 2015 in the Supper Room the Coronation Hall Ulverston Local News
Growth deal for cumbria delivers 21m for barrow and furness 29th January 2015 Growth deal for cumbria delivers 21m for barrow and furness Great news for Barrow & Furness today as the Government announced the next ground of funding for... Local News
DAIRY FARMERS DESERVE A FAIR DEAL 20th January 2015 Dairy farmers deserve a fair deal Simon Fell January 20, 2015 We should all be concerned at the news about First Milk. Over 1,000 dairy farmers across the UK... ArticlesLocal News
With great sadness that we have just heard Tina Macur has passed away. 9th January 2015 It is with great sadness that we have just heard Tina Macur has passed away. Local News
Simon Fell, Conservative Candidate for Barrow & Furness 9th January 2015 Simon Fell, Conservative Candidate for Barrow & Furness, met with the Chancellor earlier yesterday and invited him to view the economic development and... Local News
Conservative Candidate for Barrow & Furness Seat 4th December 2014 Simon Fell has been selected as the Conservative Candidate to fight the Barrow and Furness seat Local News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News