Copeland's arts scene recieves further Government funding boost Friday, 2 April, 2021 Arts and cultural venues across Copeland have been awarded almost £900,000 to help them reopen and recover as lock down restrictions begin to ease. The funding has been announced as part of Round 2 of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund, set up to help the sector face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future. Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners... Local News
Trudy welcomes 'first, fair and accurate representation’ of the West Cumbria Mining project 1st April 2021 An article printed by a national newspaper has been praised by Copeland’s MP for being the ‘first, fair and accurate representation’ of the West Cumbria Mining... Local News
Trudy meets with Mayfield School staff & pupils during World Autism Awareness Week 29th March 2021 Staff and pupils at Mayfield School had a socially distanced visit from their local MP this week. Following a campaign led by local parents to secure their... Local News
Trudy pushing for free government support for local firms in Copeland 22nd March 2021 Trudy is leading a drive to bring free government support to more local firms to help them take advantage of export opportunities and to tap into demand for... Local News
Government launches scheme to bring 'fastest broadband on earth' to Copeland's rural areas 19th March 2021 West Cumbria has been announced as one of the first areas to benefit from a new £5 billion scheme to ‘bring the fastest broadband on earth’ to hard to reach... Local News
Trudy appeals to county council to ensure West Cumbria Mining public inquiry is accessible to community 18th March 2021 Trudy has today written to Cumbria County Council to recommend that a public inquiry into the opening of West Cumbria Mining is held locally. Last week the... Local News
£1.5m bus revolution to benefit passengers across Cumbria 15th March 2021 Trudy Harrison MP has welcomed the Government’s announcement of a revolutionary new bus strategy, backed by £3 billion of investment, that will see passengers... Local News
Local Farmers Join Copeland Agriculture Transition Group Meeting 12th March 2021 Copeland’s farmers and land managers have had the chance to raise questions around changes to the industry in the first meeting of the Copeland Agriculture... Local News
Trudy encourages schools and nurseries to sign up to World Book Day 4th March 2021 Trudy is encouraging schools and nurseries to sign up to receive £1 book tokens as part of World Book Day 2021. The focus of this years globally acknowledged... Local News
Trudy welcomes further support for Copeland in Chancellor's Spring Budget 3rd March 2021 Trudy has welcomed today’s Spring Budget which provides billions of pounds to support businesses and families. Today, the Government set out an ambitious plan... Local News
