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The leader of the Conservative group on Cumbria County Council has pledged to resist plans to introduce on-street parking charges in the county. Councillor James Airey’s pledge follows news that the local authority is discussing plans to introduce charging four years after similar proposals were thrown out. A petition has…

South Lakes councillor James Airey has welcomed new measures announced in the Budget, including more money for health and social care. The Budget set out the Government’s plans to deliver extra money for schools, make more money available to local councils to tackle potholes, and new funding to help rejuvenate…

A leading South Lakes councillor is seeking people’s views on the idea of levying a charge on Appleby Horse Fairgoers to offset the cost to the county’s public services from managing the event each year. The latest multi-agency evaluation report on this year’s Horse Fare shows that the cost to…

This week, the government has announced how much additional funding local authorities in England will receive to ease pressures over winter thanks to its balanced approach to the economy, including £2.5 million for Cumbria. Earlier this month, the Health and Social Care Secretary announced £240 million for the social care…

A leading South Lakes councillor has secured cross-party support for an independent investigation into the events surrounding the loss of the Windermere Ferry service which has been out of action since May following an engine fire. Councillor James Airey used today’s (26 September) meeting of the council’s South Lakeland Local…

South Lakes councillor James Airey is calling on South Lakeland District Council to provide a local campaign group with access to Grange Lido. The Save Grange Lido group needs to be given entry to the site to conduct their own survey of the Art Deco landmark as part of their…

A South Lakes councillor has urged the leader of Cumbria County Council to support a devolution deal for the county which would unlock hundreds of millions of pounds in new investment. Councillor James Airey used today’s Full Council meeting in Kendal to encourage the local authority’s leader, Stewart Young, to…

James Airey has been re-selected as the Conservative’s prospective parliamentary candidate for the Westmorland and Lonsdale seat at the next General Election. At last year’s General Election, James slashed the sitting Liberal Democrat MPs’ majority from 8,949 to 777 (seven hundred and seventy-seven) and his re-selection is a ringing endorsement…

The plight of local residents affected by the ongoing suspension of the Windermere Ferry service is being highlighted today by a leading South Lakes councillor. Councillor James Airey held meetings this week with residents in Hawkshead and other communities who have been left stranded since the loss of the Lake…

A leading South Lakes councillor says Government Ministers still want a devolution deal for Cumbria and is urging the leaders of the county’s seven local authorities to get back to the negotiating table to unlock the hundreds of millions of pounds which devolution would secure. Councillor James Airey has met…