Andrew Johnson selected as our Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Sunday, 13 August, 2023 We are pleased to announce that we have selected Andrew Johnson as our new Prospective Parliamentary Candidate. Andrew was voted in by members of the Association at a meeting at Whitehaven Civic Hall today (Sunday), and brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and skill to the role. Andrew was born in the West Cumberland Hospital and was brought up in Distington, where he attended Distington... Articles
Mark Jenkinson MP Welcomes the Next Steps of the Workington Gateway Project 10th August 2023 MARK Jenkinson MP has welcomed news that the ambitious £10m Workington Gateway project has moved a step closer. A planning application has been submitted to... Local News
Trudy's Whitehaven News Column: July 12, 2023 12th July 2023 Trudy's Whitehaven News column from July 12, 2023: I’d like to begin this month’s column by extending my huge congratulations to everyone at Whitehaven Academy... Articles
Trudy Congratulates Whitehaven Academy 10th July 2023 Trudy has written to Nigel Youngman, the Headteacher of Whitehaven Academy, to congratulate the school on its glowing Ofsted report. The Whitehaven Academy has... Local News
Trudy Praises Award-Winning Pupils 3rd July 2023 Trudy has congratulated an award-winning school for their work to improve mindfulness. Gosforth Primary School has achieved first place in the ‘Most Positive... Local News
Harrington Family Fun Day SAVED 26th June 2023 MARK Jenkinson MP has welcomed the return of a popular community event at Harrington Marina following a successful campaign to save it. Harrington Family Fun... Local News
Trudy's Whitehaven News column: June 7, 2023 7th June 2023 Trudy's Whitehaven News column from June 7, 2023: Looking back over the first five months of 2023, it’s been an extremely busy period, during which time I’ve... Articles
Trudy's Whitehaven News column: May 3, 2023 3rd May 2023 Trudy's Whitehaven News column from May 3, 2023: I’d like to say a huge thank-you to everyone who supported my fourth Skills and Careers Fair, held in... Articles
Trudy Holds Successful Skills and Careers Fair 3rd May 2023 Trudy's fourth Skills and Careers Fair has been hailed as a success. Over 100 people attended the event, held at Whitehaven Civic Hall, in which 34 exhibitors... Local News
Mark Jenkinson MP Fights To Save The Ranch 14th February 2023 MARK Jenkinson MP is joining forces with Conservative councillors to call on Workington Town Council to progress the purchase of The Ranch – securing it is a... Local News
Kemi EXPOSES Labour’s welfare ticking time bomb 11th July 2025 Welfare Spending is growing out of control, and Labour and Reform are adding fuel to the fire. National News
Conservatives vote against Labour's useless welfare bill 2nd July 2025 In an act of cowardice, Keir Starmer has put Party before country. He cannot make the tough decisions necessary. National News
Back the Makers, not the Takers 30th June 2025 Kemi Badenoch delivers speech to business leaders at the British Chambers of Commerce National News
Labour finally U-turn on Grooming Gang inquiry after Conservative pressure 19th June 2025 Keir Starmer has finally bowed to pressure and agreed to a national statutory inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal. National News
Kemi delivers a speech at FTSE250+ conference 18th June 2025 Kemi Badenoch has delivered a speech in the city responding to Labour's damaging plans for our economy. National News
Kemi delivers press Conference with a survivor of grooming gangs scandal 18th June 2025 After Labour announced they finally U-turned and will begin a national inquiry into the grooming gangs, Kemi holds a press conference with a survivor. National News