Tim Farron launches petition calling for Coniston to keep a GP surgery
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has started a petition calling for local health bosses to find a new GP provider for Coniston.
20 Feb 2025
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Tim Farron secures meeting with Energy Minister to discuss insulating homes in rural Cumbria
This afternoon in Parliament, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron asked Government ministers to meet with the local organisation Cumbria Action for Sustainability to discuss improving home insulation in rural areas.
4 Feb 2025
Struggling farmers unable to qualify for Universal Credit, Tim Farron tells minister
On the floor of the House of Commons yesterday, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron challenged ministers in the Department for Work and Pensions to urgently review the rules which are hampering farmers being able to access Universal Credit.
4 Feb 2025
MP votes for compensation for 6,000 WASPI women in Westmorland
In Parliament this week, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron voted for a bill paving the way to give compensation to WASPI women.
30 Jan 2025
MP reacts to Brigsteer bridge reopening news
Commenting on this morning's news that Brigsteer bridge will reopen at 4pm this Friday, local MP Tim Farron said: After months of campaigning alongside local people, I’m delighted that Brigsteer bridge will very soon be safely reopened.
30 Jan 2025
Tim Farron calls for banking hub after last branch in Windermere announces closure
Commenting on the news that NatWest will be shutting its branch in Windermere in May, local MP Tim Farron said: “This bitterly disappointing news means that there won’t be a single bank branch left in Westmorland and Lonsdale outside of Kendal.
29 Jan 2025