MP launches Helme Chase petition - Bring back 24 hr service!
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today launched a petition to bring back 24 hour maternity care to the Helme Chase unit at Westmorland General Hospital.
13 Feb 2015
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MP and councillors urge 'spring clean' for South Lakeland villages
South Lakes MP Tim Farron and councillors Peter Thornton and Sue Sanderson have all backed a national spring clean campaign to keep South Lakeland tidy.
13 Feb 2015
MP praises Dallam school
South Lakes MP Tim Farron praised Dallam School for being amongst the most improved schools in England.
13 Feb 2015
£1.7 million for school places - Farron
Figures released today by the Department for Education show that Cumbria will be getting £1.773 million to provide extra school places. This announcement has been welcomed by South Lakes MP Tim Farron.
12 Feb 2015
£4 million pot will help South Lakeland businesses
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) has awarded Cumbria Chamber of Commerce £4 million to support businesses throughout the county, as part of a £50.4 million package of extra funding from the Regional Growth Fund to help companies in the North West.
12 Feb 2015
MP backs campaign to make Stickle Tarn a 'community asset'
The Langdale Valley Association have completed and handed in the required forms to begin the process of registering Stickle Tarn as a community asset. They have been backed by local councillor Heidi Halliday and South Lakes MP Tim Farron.
12 Feb 2015