Local MP Tim Farron today joined hospital staff, board members and patients to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Westmorland General Hospital. In his speech, he praised the hospital staff for their work, and added that he will remain permanently vigilant against any plans to cut services from the area.
New figures show that the proportion of young people in the South Lakes admitted to hospital due to excessive alcohol consumption is more than double the national rate. Local MP Tim Farron is calling for the government to give more funding to alcohol awareness and support schemes targeted at young people.
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has warned that the Cumbria Partnership NHS Trust must not overlook the south of the county, following the news that the leader of the North Cumbrian NHS Trust will take charge of the Cumbria Partnership's services.
Local MP Tim Farron has expressed his opposition to plans to build a power plant and energy storage site in Old Hutton.
Today South Lakes MP Tim Farron has used a question in the House of Commons to demand a guarantee that the Westmorland General Hospital, and the services provided there, be protected in the government's upcoming health review.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron was out in Kendal town centre this weekend to continue his campaign against the Conservatives' planned cuts to Cumbria's schools. He says the public are "angry" about the plans, and says the government must listen.
