Following a successful first year, coastal communities across the United Kingdom are getting another chance to receive a multi-million pound boost from the Coastal Communities Fund (CCF). South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on community groups and councils around Morecambe Bay to put themselves forward for funding.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron this morning met with Health Ministers and welcomed the news that one of the nine Hillsborough Panel members Bill Kirkup has been announced as the man to lead the investigation into failings at the trust.
As the long awaited review of health services begins, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on residents to get involved in the consultation and help bring back Accident and Emergency services to Westmorland General.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has invited people from around the UK to "come and visit Cumbria" on the eve of English Tourism Week 2013.
Tim Farron met with the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, this evening to press the case for Kendal to get a radiotherapy unit. The Secretary of State was extremely positive and agreed to write to commissioners to make key clarifications on policy and funding that will enable the commissioners to take the bid forward.
Following what has been a very cold few days, the Department for Work and Pensions has automatically released additional support for thousands of local recipients in South Lakeland. Local MP Tim Farron is urging people to check they have received the support they are eligible for.