"It is great to see the Prime Minister back at Number 10 after his serious illness with Covid-19. The fact that such a fit and active man was put into intensive care by this disease puts into sharp relief the importance of the national effort to try and keep this Coronavirus at bay.
Support gathers for Newton Rigg College in Cumbria as all 6 Cumbrian MPs, Neil Hudson, Tim Farron, Mark Jenkinson, John Stevenson, Trudy Harrison and Simon Fell, stand united in firm support for its future.
Businesses across Penrith and The Border affected by the Coronavirus crisis will be able to claim up to £2,500 a month towards staff wages as part of the Government’s Job Retention Scheme, which went live on Monday 20th April 2020.
Land managers in Cumbria are being encouraged to get involved in a multi-million pound government-backed scheme to see more tree planting as part of a woodland creation scheme.
High Street firm owners across Penrith and The Border are beginning to receive £25,000 cash grants and will be exempt from business rates from today, Wednesday 1 April, as they begin to benefit from a £22 billion package.
Children across Penrith and The Border who are eligible for free school meals will benefit from a national voucher scheme allowing them to continue to access meals whilst they stay at home.
Families across Penrith and The Border with loved ones stranded abroad have been told not to worry as the Government announces a £75 million package to help Britons stuck overseas return home.
