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
Only the Conservatives will protect standards in our schools 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will give Ofsted greater powers and more money to improve discipline in classrooms and bolster school standards, under new... National News
Ed Miliband falsely claiming to back Brexit to his leave voting constituents 28th November 2019 On the day it emerged that Labour are relaunching their general election campaign strategy to focus on leave voting areas, it can be revealed that their former... National News
Conservatives to launch new plan to tackle addiction 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority Government will launch a new initiative to drive down drug related deaths and tackle addiction head on, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News
To unleash our full potential, we need women more than ever 28th November 2019 On the 100th anniversary of the first female MP taking her seat in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the contribution of female... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
