South Lakes MP Tim Farron has thanked local residents for their 'overwhelming' support for the campaign to bring Accident & Emergency services back to Westmorland General Hospital. Now over 6,000 local residents have signed the petition to bring services back to our hospital.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has backed a plan from Business Minister Vince Cable to support people into teacher training. Grants of £20,000 will be offered to maths graduates to encourage them to teach in further education colleges.
The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) has today published draft guidance for consultation on how investigations into suspected breaches of the Groceries Supply Code of Practice will be carried out. South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on local businesses, producers and farmers to get involved in the consultation and help make the adjudicator stronger.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has said he is delighted after the Treasury announced that Cumbria could be part of a fuel derogation scheme after a long running campaign by the MP.
The contest is likely to be a close fight between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. The election was called because the previous councillor Hilary Stephenson decided that following her husband Jo's election as Deputy Leader of Cumbria County Council, it was not possible for them both to continue to devote their lives to politics and local government at the expense of their family and home. Consequently she decided to step down in order to support Jo politically and domestically.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has said he will push the Government to look at whether the Ambulance Service could run the NHS 111 helpline in Cumbria, as they do in the North East. The move comes after NHS Direct pulled out of their contracts in the North West, and issues were highlighted with private contractors elsewhere in England.