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Rory Stewart MP has urged young people in his constituency to consider applying to the UK Government funded International Citizen Service (ICS) programme, after meeting four local young people from his constituency who took the plunge and volunteered overseas through the scheme. Rory met with Bryony Crosby, Steven Lumsden, Nicola Hullock and Laura Cole on Friday to talk […]
My father died just over a year ago. I dreamt about him last night. Thinking about him, I’m reminded of two things today: first, that he loved me; and second, that he was – to put it mildly – puzzled by my choice of profession. He never saw the point of parliament, which he thought […]
Please note that Rory Stewart, MP for Penrith and The Border, will be holding drop-in surgeries. Friday 9th September, 12.00 – 13.00, Market Hall, Wigton Friday 9th September, 18.00 – 19.00, Booths Cafe, Penrith No appointment is necessary, and all constituents are welcome. More information can be found at www.rorystewart.co.uk/surgeriesFor more information please call 01768 484 114. […]
Further measures to tackle bovine TB in England were announced today as part of the Government’s 25-year strategy to eradicate the disease and protect the livelihoods of dairy and beef farmers. Bovine TB costs taxpayers over £100m every year and England has the highest incidence of the disease in Europe. In 2015 alone over 28,000 […]
MP for Penrith and the Border, Rory Stewart, has praised all those involved in organising this year’s Appleby Show, which was a great success yet again, and very well attended, despite the poor weather conditions. During his visit Rory spent time speaking with Eden Valley Young Farmers, and Appleby Rotary Club, who were raising awareness of […]
Bluetongue (BTV-8) vaccines for sheep and cattle arenow available across Britain, with supplies approved for use in vet practices from this week. There is a high risk of an outbreak of Bluetongue towards the end of the summer as a result of infected midges being blown across the English Channel from France, where the disease […]
Following Cumbria County Council’s announcement that Appleby’s Edenside care home is at risk of future flooding, local MP Rory Stewart, who is also Minister for Flooding, is urging locals to get involved in the consultation on the care home’s future and have their say in what they believe to be the best outcome for the […]
Marking the hundredth anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, ‘Penrith Remembers 1914-1918’ President and local MP Rory Stewart on Friday paid his respects to Cumbrian heroes who fell in battle. In the morning Rory attended a small but moving service at Appleby’s Moot Hall, and in the afternoon visited St Andrews Church in Penrith, where he visited the ‘Penrith […]
Rory Stewart MP has officially opened the newly-constructed ‘Hobbit Holes’ cabins at Ullswater camping venue The Quiet Site, cutting the ribbon at a ceremony attended by dozens of supporters on Friday. Winner of numerous awards – including from Cumbria Tourism, The AA, Mumsnet and Green Tourism – The Quiet Site is one of the UK’s premier camping […]
Local MP Rory Stewart on Friday visited The Outward Bound Trust’s Watermillock campus to meet with some of theteam from Penrith-based business Atkinson Building Contractors who are currently working on a £2.7million refurbishment build at the site – including the building of a new biomass boiler and pellet store, extensions to the Grade II listed main house, refurbishments to the […]