Mark Jenkinson Slams Labours Decision to Scrap Rural Council Support Monday, 9 December, 2024 Former Conservative MP and Deputy Council Leader, Mark Jenkinson, has expressed deep concern over a recent Labour Government announcement to abolish the Rural Services Delivery Grant (RSDG) from the 2025-26 financial year. The RSDG has been a lifeline for rural councils, helping them manage the higher costs of delivering essential services in sparsely populated areas. This year Cumberland Council... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP Calls Out Lib Dem Dishonesty 1st February 2024 Article published in the Times & Star, Thursday 1st February 2024 Dear Sirs, I didn’t intend to make a habit of writing, but I can't let another column of... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP Welcomes Superfast Broadband 19th January 2024 Mark Jenkinson MP has welcomed boosted broadband coverage in the Workington constituency following a hard-fought campaign and record levels of investment by the... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP Hits Out at Waste Privatisation Plans 19th January 2024 MARK Jenkinson has hit out at Cumbria’s two unitary authorities failing to learn the lessons of history after a move by the Labour and Liberal Democrat councils... Local News
Concerns Over Waste Privatisation 18th January 2024 FOUR of Cumbria’s Conservative MPs have raised serious concerns about a local authority move to privatise waste services across Cumbria without public... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP Calls Out Labour's Bus Hypocrisy 12th January 2024 I was astounded by the shameless gaslighting, and brass-neck of Labour’s candidate for Whitehaven and Workington. In his recent column he talked about limited... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP Thanks Cumberland for Council Tax Rethink for Allonby Chalets 9th January 2024 WORKINGTON MP Mark Jenkinson MP has thanked Cumberland Council for backtracking on its decision to charge chalet owners in Allonby full council tax. Chalet... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP Vows To Continue Fight Amid New Hopes For Roundabout 5th January 2024 HIGHWAYS chiefs are talking a fresh look at calls to install a roundabout in Broughton/Brigham following calls from MP Mark Jenkinson. The scheme was shelved... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP Blasts Labour Over Bus Hypocrisy 5th January 2024 WORKINGTON MP Mark Jenkinson has blasted Labour hypocrisy after three of its parliamentary candidates have launched a campaign to protect the local bus services... Local News
Mark Jenkinson's Spring Update 4th January 2024 My spring update newspapers are landing across the constituency. Keep an eye out for yours. If you could deliver some on your street, estate or village please... Newsletters
