There is no doubt that the cancellation of the Moorside contract is a tremendous blow to the West Coast and that we should fight all the way to get it re-instated.

Conservative Spokesman for Barrow & Furness, Simon Fell, has welcomed the over £12million in funding to improve the condition of roads across Cumbria.

Figures released today show that in the North West there are 3,476,763 people in work – meaning 297,789 more people have the security of a job since 2010.

CONSERVATIVES in Barrow and Furness have welcomed Government plans to crackdown on organised crime which plagues many counties across the country.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling today visited Dalton to meet local residents and discuss the Government’s plans for improving local transport in and around Barrow and Furness.

Speaking to residents ahead of further engagements in Whitehaven, Mr Grayling said:

The North West will benefit from investment in transport, business and technology, as the Chancellor set out his plan to reward the hard work of the British People.

In 2011, the total value of service exports was £189.9 billion in the United Kingdom – by 2016, service exports rose to £254.0 billion. Over this period, the North West saw a £5,437 million increase in exports of services, up by 42% to £18,309 million in 2016.

Figures released today show that youth unemployment has fallen by over a half since 2010 – while the unemployment rate remains at its lowest level in over four decades.

Today, the government has announced how much additional funding local authorities in England will receive to ease pressures over winter thanks to our balanced approach to the economy,  including £2,507,222 for Cumbria County Council.

Furness communities have been united in welcoming this week’s announcement from Chris Grayling, Secretary of State for Transport, that a plan to upgrade the road at the notorious Dove Ford pinchpoint between Grizebeck and Kirkby-in-Furness on the A595 has been elevated to one of the UK’s top five