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
Conservatives field 36 candidates for the local elections in May 3rd April 2019 Barrow and Dalton Conservatives are fielding a full complement of 36 candidates ahead of the Barrow Borough Council elections in May. The local candidates have... Local News
Simon Fell welcomes more than £11,000 of funding to help clean up our high streets 16th March 2019 Simon Fell has welcomed £11,762 to clean up high streets across Barrow and Furness, as the Government spends almost £10 million across England to improve local... Local News
Simon Fell encourages residents across Furness to shop local for High Street Saturday 11th March 2019 Simon Fell has encouraged people across Furness to join them in showing their support for their local high street by shopping locally for High Street Saturday... Local News
Supporting International Women’s Day 8th March 2019 International Women’s Day is celebrated today, with the theme ‘Balance for Better.’ Simon Fell, Conservative Spokesman for Barrow and Furness said: “This is a... Local News
Government announces Offshore Wind Sector Deal 7th March 2019 7 March 2019 Today the Government launched the Offshore Wind Sector Deal, helping the UK reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment for the next... Westminster News
Simon Fell welcomes 376 Help to Buy homes in Barrow & Furness, helping more families to get a foot on the housing ladder 6th March 2019 More than 376 families in Barrow & Furness have been able to realise their dream of home ownership thanks to the government’s right to buy schemes, new figures... Local News
Stronger Towns Fund set to benefit towns like Barrow, Ulverston and Dalton. 5th March 2019 Yesterday the Prime Minister announced the Stronger Towns Fund – a £1.6 billion fund designed to boost growth and give communities a greater say in their future... Local News
More than 240,000 people across the UK have been able to buy their first home thanks to stamp duty reforms enacted by the Government, according to new figures released this week. 1st February 2019 More than 240,000 people across the UK have been able to buy their first home thanks to stamp duty reforms enacted by the Government, according to new figures... Westminster News
Time for a new approach to banking 23rd January 2019 Time for a new approach to banking Following the news that Ulverston’s branch of Santander is marked for closure, Simon Fell, Conservative Spokesman for Barrow... Local News
Get Britain out of neutral: Conservatives launch new billboard 6th December 2019 The Conservative Party launched a new billboard today, Get Britain out of neutral. The poster was launched at sites in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham... National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to let criminals avoid prison 5th December 2019 Labour’s policy to scrap prison sentences of under six months would lead to a surge of offenders on our streets, risking public safety. National News
The first 100 days of a Conservative majority government and the choice before the British people 4th December 2019 Our Conservative plan for getting Brexit done so that we can unleash Britain's potential is in stark contrast to the gridlock, dither, delay and uncertainty of... National News
Exposed: Labour plot with RMT behind rail strike chaos 3rd December 2019 Rail union leaders and the Labour Party have boasted that they are "working together" to "bring down" the government at this month's election through a campaign... National News
Brexit is a once in a generation opportunity to strengthen our border security 1st December 2019 Brexit provides a once in a generation opportunity to strengthen the security of the UK border. National News
Boris Johnson sets out the details of the Khan case 1st December 2019 The terrible Khan case has highlighted a complicated area of law. There have been many inaccuracies reported about this case over the last 24 hours. Here are... National News