South Lakes MP Tim Farron has attended a meeting on Friday afternoon to call for action over the roadworks at Longpool. The meeting was organised by the Federation of Small Business (FSB) and was attended by Network Rail and Cumbria County Council.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has this afternoon congratulated the newly elected board members of Kendal's Business Improvement District.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has this afternoon commented on a report from Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report into the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust.
Yesterday Vince Cable announced to MP's that the Low Pay Commission has recommended a 3% increase in the minimum wage to £6.50 an hour for adults from October. This news has been welcomed by South Lakes MP Tim Farron who has been campaigning for an increase in recent months.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has praised councillors Heidi Halliday and Vivienne Rees who spearheaded a community campaign to secure investment for the Waterhead area of Ambleside.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, will start publishing staffing levels from April. Tim said this is 'another welcome step in restoring public confidence'.