MP secures commitment from Government for Countryside Code campaign
Local MP Tim Farron has secured a promise from the Government to launch a campaign to raise awareness of the Countryside Code from this Easter.
24 Mar 2021
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Cumbria Better Connected group urge Transport Secretary to give green light for Lakes Line passing loop
This afternoon, the Cumbria Better Connected campaign group have written to the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, urging him to back Cumbria County's Council bid for a passing loop on the Lakes Line.
22 Mar 2021
MP presses Health Secretary to intervene over cancer crisis
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, South Lakes MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Radiotherapy Tim Farron urged the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock to commit to an urgent cancer recovery plan.
18 Mar 2021
MP votes against anti-protest Bill
Last night South Lakes MP Tim Farron voted against the Government's controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
17 Mar 2021
MP makes case for South Lakes to benefit from Levelling Up Fund
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, local MP Tim Farron said that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on jobs and businesses in South Lakeland's visitor economy, should lead to the area being prioritised for the Government's Levelling Up Fund.
17 Mar 2021
Lib Dem candidate for Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner calls for crack down on fly-tipping
Liberal Democrat candidate for Cumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Christie has promised one of his top priorities for his first term in office is to deal with the scourge of fly-tipping across Cumbria.
16 Mar 2021