Today, Liberal Democrats from across the North of England, including local MP Tim Farron, Leader of South Lakeland District Council Giles Archibald, and Deputy Leader of Cumbria County Council Peter Thornton have written to the Prime Minister stating that the North has been "overlooked by a London-centric government".
Next Saturday (24th), local MP Tim Farron will run the Great Langdale half marathon to raise money for St John's Hospice.
This week in Parliament, local MP Tim Farron urged Government ministers to invest in faster broadband in Cumbria to help fire back up the economy.
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, local MP Tim Farron called for urgent government intervention to protect outdoor education centres in Cumbria from going out of business.
Last night, local MP and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming Tim Farron voted for an amendment to the Agriculture Bill which would have protected UK food, animal welfare and environmental standards in future trade deals.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has this morning launched a petition calling on the Government to abandon plans to merge the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Royal Preston Hospital onto a single site.