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 Asks for Labour Mine Pledge 4th December 2023 MARK Jenkinson MP has asked Sir Keir Starmer and the leader of Cumberland Council to put on record their support for West Cumbria’s new coking coal mine. The... Local News
Times & Star Column - 30th November 2023 30th November 2023 The Curtain Has Only Just Gone Up "SOME people say that local government reform isn't working for Cumbria - but the truth is it isn't finished, the curtain has... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP urges Unitary Councils to fix the Cumberland/Westmorland Boundary 29th November 2023 MARK Jenkinson MP is calling on Cumbria’s two unitary authorities to formally request a boundary review for the Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness councils... Local News
Cumberland Council is Killing Cockermouth, claims Mark Jenkinson MP 28th November 2023 MARK Jenkinson MP has called for urgent action to reopen Cockermouth amid claims Cumberland Council is “killing” the town in the run up to Christmas. His... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP 'Instrumental' in Bringing Banking Hub to Maryport 24th November 2023 MARK Jenkinson MP has welcomed the opening Maryport’s first Banking Hub today (24th November) which he has helped to secure. The new service on Senhouse Street... Local News
The Generational Smoking Ban... 3rd November 2023 The age-old saying "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" has never been more relevant than in today's debate on a generational smoking ban. As a... Articles
Mark Jenkinson MP Welcomes News Railway Ticket Offices Will Remain Open 2nd November 2023 MARK Jenkinson MP has welcomed news that railway ticket offices across the Workington constituency will remain open. The Department for Transport has this week... Local News
Times and Star Column - 26th October 2023 26th October 2023 LET'S talk about the elephant in the room - a white elephant at that. I am talking, of course, about HS2. I have heard a few grumblings about the scrapping of... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP Urging Cumberland Council To Support Bus Services 23rd October 2023 Mark Jenkinson MP has written to Cumberland Council urging them to make use of Government funding to subsidise bus services. He has written to Denise Rollo... Local News
