A report released today by a committee of MPs has issued a stark warning that funding shortages will put education standards at risk. South Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has called on the government to listen to this advice and abandon plans which will see Cumbrian schools facing cuts of £23million by 2020.
Local MP Tim Farron visited Crosthwaite on Friday to celebrate the arrival of ultrafast broadband to three South Lakeland villages. He said it will provide a "major boost" to local residents and businesses, and called on the government to do more to help connect rural communities.
Local taxi drivers have been left up in arms following the news that the number of taxi rank slots at Oxenholme station is set to be slashed. South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has labelled the plans "unhelpful" for the public and "unfair" on taxi drivers, and is calling on the station authorities to reconsider the plans.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has applied to hold a debate in parliament on schools funding, after the Schools Minister confirmed in a meeting last week that Cumbria's schools were in line for a £23million cut in funding by 2020.
Leaked letters written by Jeremy Hunt have revealed the true impact of the government's cuts to rural community pharmacies. South Lakes MP Tim Farron has slammed the letters as "damning", saying they show how "short-sighted" the government's plans were.
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron is calling for a major rethink in local mental health services, arguing that they should be run along the same boundaries as the newly-formed Morecambe Bay CCG.