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New freedoms to cut duty on beer sold in pubs after Brexit should be used to give a boost to rural publicans according to councillor James Airey, the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale. The UK is currently bound by EU regulations which tax beer at the point of…

Councillor James Airey, the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale, has welcomed news that children and young people in South Lakeland are to benefit from additional mental health support.  It has been announced that all schools and colleges in South Lakes will be offered mental health training as part…

A leading South Lakes councillor has written to schools across district, asking teachers to encourage their students to take advantage of a new railcard for 16 and 17 year olds, that is soon to be launched by the Conservative Government. The new railcard will guarantee 50 per cent off all…

South Lakes councillor James Airey has welcomed the launch of the new Tourism Sector Deal, which will benefit almost 1,000 tourism-related businesses in South Lakeland. The tourism, hospitality and experience industries play a vital role in the in the South Lakes economy. These businesses will now be able to access…

New trains which start to go into service on the Oxenholme to Windermere and Barrow to Lancaster lines on Monday (1 July) have been welcomed by local councillor James Airey, the Conservative’s Parliamentary candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale. The Lakes Line and Furness Line will be amongst the first to…

Councillor James Airey has praised improvements made by Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner to the policing of this year’s Appleby Horse Fair after the 2018 event was marred by anti-social behaviour. Councillor Airey met Cumbria’s PCC Peter McCall and former Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale councillor Sheila Capstick in the immediate…

Councillor James Airey, Cumbria County Council’s Conservative group leader, commenting on the results of the Joint local area special educational needs inspection in Cumbria, said: “This report is deeply concerning and will hopefully act as a wake-up call to the county council’s cabinet members. “Inspectors have found that the pace…

Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics showing that more than 1,800 new businesses have been created in Cumbria since 2010 have been welcomed by Councillor James Airey. Councillor Airey, who is the Conservative group leader on Cumbria County Council, said: “Cumbria’s businesses are the beating heart of our…

Two hundred and twenty-two thousand (222,000) people in the North West working on the National Living Wage received a 5 per cent pay rise today, worth an extra £690 over the course of the year, in the biggest pay rise for low paid workers in 20 years. From 1 April,…

Detailed plans for a new roundabout on the A590 at Gilpin Bridge are expected to go to public consultation later this year after district and county councillors met Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to lobby for the long-called-for scheme. The group of local councillors have been working with Highways England to…