MP Congratulates Council On Recycling Roll-Out
Local MP Tim Farron has congratulated the council for the latest expansion of recycling. Kerbside plastic and card recycling is now being rolled out in Windermere and Bowness.
4 Nov 2016
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Cumbria's Rural Schools Face Funding Crisis
A leading group of education leaders has issued a stark warning about the financial crisis facing small schools, including almost all Cumbrian primary schools and eleven secondary schools. South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has said these concerns show the government is neglecting small schools in rural areas.
4 Nov 2016
MP to push Rail Minister on Lakes Line electrification
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will meet the Rail Minister in Kendal next week to push him to end delays to the Lake Lines electrification project.
4 Nov 2016
Farron in Commons plea for protection for Cumbria's Pharmacies
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has spoken out in parliament against cuts to Cumbria's community pharmacies. Figures reveal that fewer than one in five pharmacies will qualify for a new rural payment bonus. A government funding decision last month will see funding slashed by more than 7% over the next two years.
3 Nov 2016
Cumbria Children's Hospice Under Threat From Cuts
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to the government urging it not to put children's hospice services in Cumbria at risk by cutting funding for the services.
2 Nov 2016
Report shows how South Lakes is being let down over flooding
This morning a report issued by a committee of MPs has slammed the government's flood plans, and called for a "radical alternative" including a new floods tsar. South Lakes MP Tim Farron says the report just highlights how the Conservative Government is continuing to let down the local community following last winter's devastating floods.
2 Nov 2016