Local Councillor and Deputy Leader of Allerdale Borough Council Mark Jenkinson has been selected by local Conservative party activists as their candidate for the next general election.

Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s  Times & Star:

Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s  Times & Star.

Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s  Times & Star.

Mark is the Borough Councillor for the Seaton and Northside ward, Leader of Allerdale Conservatives, and Deputy Leader of Allerdale Borough Council.

Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s  Times & Star.

Mark is the Borough Councillor for the Seaton and Northside ward, Leader of Allerdale Conservatives, and Deputy Leader of Allerdale Borough Council.

Below is Councillor Mark Jenkinson's politics column in this week’s  Times & Star.

Mark is the Borough Councillor for the Seaton and Northside ward, Leader of Allerdale Conservatives, and Deputy Leader of Allerdale Borough Council.

A Workington Conservative councillor has written an open letter to council legal chiefs blasting the authority's involvement in a controversial investment deal.