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Trudy welcomes Lake District funding

Trudy has welcomed the news that £440,000 in extra funding is being invested into the Lake District National Park to protect and conserve our natural environment and widen access to our scenic beauty spots, supporting tourism and growing the economy.

Trudy welcomes Levelling Up investment in Copeland

Trudy has welcomed the announcement that Copeland will receive £20m directly - and benefit from a further £17.8m - in the latest round of the Government's Levelling Up funding announced today. Cleator Moor will receive £20m following a successful bid from Copeland Borough Council and the money

Trudy to hold series of farming events

Trudy has launched a series of gatherings for members of the constituency’s farming community. Trudy - a Minister in Defra – will hold four evening events in locations across the constituency, in which she will share information and updates from the sector.

Trudy congratulates award-winning business

Trudy has congratulated a Millom florist for being named the best in the UK. The Bloom Room, on St George’s Terrace, was named the UK’s Best Retail Florist at the British Flower Association (BFA) Awards, beating off strong competition from across the country to claim the prestigious title. Trudy v

Trudy praises small businesses

Trudy has praised the high quality of Copeland’s small businesses. Trudy spent Small Business Saturday visiting a selection of the constituency’s independent retailers; Lowes Court Gallery in Egremont, Boonwood Garden Centre in Gosforth, and Spindle Craft in Drigg. Trudy chatted with the managers,

Trudy announces farming community events

Trudy has launched a series of gatherings for members of the constituency’s farming community. Trudy - a Minister in Defra - has announced four evening events in locations across the constituency, in which she will share information and updates from the sector. The gatherings will also give the op

Trudy welcomes arts and culture funding

Trudy has welcomed the announcement that two constituency arts and culture venues will receive a multi-million-pound funding boost. Cumbria Theatre Trust, which operates Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake, and Rosehill Theatre, in Moresby, have been allocated funding for the next three years through the

Copeland farmers attend Downing Street reception

Two Copeland farmers have attended a reception with the Prime Minister to celebrate British lamb. Prime Minister Liz Truss held the reception for MPs and guests in 10 Downing Street to celebrate the occasion of the first lamb export to the United States in over two decades. Trudy was joined at the

Copeland farming projects receive Defra funding

Trudy has welcomed the news that farming projects in the constituency have received grants totalling more than £117,000. The three-year Farming in Protected Landscapes programme, offered by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), provides funding for farmers and other land manag

Trudy launches search for Farming Hero

Trudy is helping to celebrate the vital role farmers play in the community by inviting nominations for a prestigious award. Trudy is taking part in the National Farmers’ Union’s Community Farming Hero Awards, in which she is invited to nominate a farmer from Copeland who has gone above and beyond f