Station taxi rank saved following pressure from local MP
Virgin Trains and Network Rail have today agreed to scrap plans to vastly reduce the size of the taxi rank at Oxenholme Train Station.
5 Apr 2017
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Farron opens new Coniston Sailing Club facilities
Local MP Tim Farron was on hand on Friday to officially open new facilities at Coniston Sailing Club, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
4 Apr 2017
Lake District is the 'jewel in the crown of British tourism' - Farron
South Cumbrian MP Tim Farron visited a leading local caravan park on Friday to celebrate English Tourism Week. Tim praised the Lake District as "the jewel in the crown of British tourism" and paid tribute to the thousands of local residents who are involved in the industry.
4 Apr 2017
Farron presses NHS boss over radiotherapy commitment
Local MP Tim Farron has today written to NHS boss Simon Stevens to press him on a commitment to provide high-quality radiotherapy treatments to cancer patients "wherever they live".
5 Apr 2017
MP meets local student superheroes
Local MP Tim Farron visited Heron Hill Primary School today to celebrate the Big Pedal 2017. To mark the end of the 2017 'Big Pedal' competition, the pupils came dressed as superheroes to raise money for environmental charities.
31 Mar 2017
GP merger plans ignore rural communities - Farron
Plans for GPs to merge into super-practices could lead to the closure of all but two of South Lakeland's surgeries. The plans, released today, have been slammed by local MP Tim Farron as evidence that the government's health plans ignore rural communities.
31 Mar 2017