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
BARROW AND FURNESS SHARES IN NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH BOOST AS NUMBER OF WORKLESS HOUSEHOLDS CONTINUE TO FALL 4th August 2019 Barrow and Furness, along with other towns across the north-west, is seeing a real benefit from national economic growth as new figures into the number of out... Local News
CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE WELCOMES BORIS’ BARROW PLEDGE 26th July 2019 NEWS that Boris Johnson has given his backing to Barrow’s submarine programme has been welcomed as great news for the region, guaranteeing work for thousands of... Opinions
Simon Fell congratulates Boris Johnson on his victory in the Conservative Leadership contest 23rd July 2019 Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Barrow and Furness, Simon Fell, has today congratulated Boris Johnson for his resounding win today in the Conservative... Opinions
Simon Fell selected as Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Barrow and Furness 22nd July 2019 At a packed special meeting of the Barrow and Furness Conservative Association at Dalton’s Drill Hall, Simon Fell was tonight overwhelmingly selected as the... Local News
Cllr. Ben Shirley thanks Cumbrian teachers as the summer holidays begin 18th July 2019 The Conservative’s lead member for schools and learning on Cumbria County Council, Ben Shirley (local member for Dalton North) has paid tribute to teachers... Local News
Simon Fell welcomes the 32% drop in unemployment in Barrow & Furness since 2010 18th July 2019 Figures released today show that in the North West, there are 3,473,114 people in work – meaning that, under the Conservatives, 294,140 more people have been... Local News
Cllr. Ben Shirley welcomes additional mental health support for Cumbria’s children and young people 12th July 2019 Cllr. Ben Shirley welcomes additional mental health support for local pupils Cllr. Ben Shirley (Shadow Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning, Cumbria County... Local News
Simon Fell welcomes new support for tourism businesses in Barrow and Furness 1st July 2019 Simon Fell, Conservative Spokesman for Barrow and Furness, has welcomed the launch of the new Tourism Sector Deal, which will benefit the 455 tourism-related... Local News
Statement from Simon Fell regarding the new leader of Barrow Borough Council 15th May 2019 Simon Fell statement on the selection of Ann Thomson as Leader of the Labour Group on Barrow Council “I would like to pay tribute to Dave Pidduck who has worked... Opinions
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