MP calls for action to protect rural GP practices
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has sounded the alarm that changes to the funding formula could leave smaller rural practices at serious risk of closure.
26 Jun 2013
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Farron calls on supermarkets to help farmers and rural communities
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has joined with the Campaign for Rural England (CPRE) to call on supermarkets to do much more to support farmers.
25 Jun 2013
MP welcomes Milnthorpe police station u-turn
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that residents in Milnthorpe will still have a police presence in the area.
25 Jun 2013
Farron: "Three weeks to look at 'cover up' claims is not good enough"
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has said that families should not have to wait for three weeks to find out if the police will investigate the alleged CQC 'cover up' at Furness General Hospital.
24 Jun 2013
Farron deliver funding to deal with mobile phone 'not spots'
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that Cumbria has been chosen to be the first area in the country to benefit from a new scheme designed to make sure mobile phone 'not spots' are ended.
24 Jun 2013
Farron: "Glad CQC have named names but justice must now take its course"
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the Care Quality Commission has published the names of the officials at the centre of the cover up involving baby deaths in Cumbria.
20 Jun 2013