LOCAL MP, Mark Jenkinson has called on pubs across Cumbria to take part in the Community Pub Hero Awards.

The awards which is organised by PubAid, in association with Matthew Clark and the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group aims to celebrate pubs and their regulars who go the extra mile to support their local charities and communities in a variety of ways.

The categories include; Community Support Hero which celebrates a pub that truly supports its local area; Community Fundraising Hero which is for the pub that raises money for charity; Community Regular Hero for an individual who goes above and beyond.

The new categories announced for the 2024 awards are; Community Sport Hero which will recognise a pub that truly supports grassroots sport in its area or brings the community together via sporting events; and Community Sustainability Hero which will recognise the efforts of a pub going above and beyond in terms of helping to protect the environment locally.

Mark Jenkinson has called on pubs to get involved in the awards as "Pubs across the country are vital to our communities. This is as true in the Workington Constituency as it is anywhere else."