Search

Heading off a school places crisis

I have written before on proposed planning reforms, and have met with many of my parish councils to set out how the reforms will help them – as opposed to the current system in which they get asked for their opinion on developments far too late. I often get asked to get involved in planning ap

Mark Jenkinson in mineshaft meeting with Coal Authority

Mark Jenkinson, the Member of Parliament for the Workington constituency has met with Michael Owens and Tim Marples from the Coal Authority and Kevin Logue from MGL Demolition, to discuss the work taking place on Hunter Street in Workington. The Coal Authority have contracted MGL to demolish the at

Mark Jenkinson MP welcomes broadband success

Mark Jenkinson Member of Parliament for the Workington constituency recently met with residents of South Terrace, Great Broughton, to celebrate their victory and congratulate them on their perseverance.  With the commitment of Roger Monaghan, who lives on the terrace, they were able to secure

Bid to 'Levelling Up' Fund submitted

A bid to the Government’s £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund has been submitted for Workington which, if successful, will deliver much-needed improvements to one of the town’s most important entrances. Allerdale Borough Council has today (Friday, June 18) submitted the bid to support the delivery of the Work

Cumbria PCC receives over £300,000 to help reduce crime in Allerdale

Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall, received £311,358 from the Home Office’s Safer Streets Fund following a successful bid. The Fund is aimed to help reduce neighbourhood crime, increase safety of residents and reduce the demand of Police.

Workington's MP Mark Jenkinson welcomes broadband boost

Mark Jenkinson MP has welcomed the recent announcement that thousands of homes and businesses across his constituency are set to benefit from the rollout of superfast broadband. Openreach has confirmed that 14,315 homes and businesses in some of the most hard-to-reach communities are set to receive

Mark Jenkinson MP drawn out first in Private Members' Bill Ballot

Mark Jenkinson MP for Workington has been drawn out first in the Private Members’ Bill Ballot in the House of Commons. The Member drawn at position one has the first choice of a Private Members' Bill Friday to debate their Bill. The ballot for Private Members' Bills gives MPs the chance to be one

Mark Jenkinson MP takes leading role in helping boys thrive in education

Workington MP Mark Jenkinson is taking a leading role in efforts to close the schools’ attainment gap between boys and girls. Mark is chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Issues Affecting Men and Boys and, as a father of two sons in state-school education, recognises that this is