MP welcomes £5.9M of government investment buy says more is needed to make local roads safer
Tim Farron MP has welcomed the extra £5.9 million of roads investment in Cumbria over the next two years.
19 Dec 2012
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Tim runs for local foodbank
Local MP Tim Farron is joining Kevin Kendal on his five mile run from their auction room in Kendal with tins for the local foodbank. Kevin is handing over 3 stone in tins, which is also equivalent to the weight he lost this year.
18 Dec 2012
MP calls on residents to get involved in Barbon Post Office consultation
Tim Farron MP is calling on local residents to get involved in a consultation run by the Post Office regarding the proposals for a Hosted Outreach Service to be run from Barbon Village Hall.
18 Dec 2012
Farron welcomes extra funding for disability across the South Lakes
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that an additional £50,000 is being invested by the Government in the Disabled Facilities Grant in South Lakeland to help people remain independent in their own homes for longer.
17 Dec 2012
Farron questions waste management cutbacks in Parliament
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has tabled a motion in Parliament calling on Cumbria Waste Management, a company owned by Cumbria County Council, to reconsider its decision to make major reductions in operating hours at a number of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) across the county. The Conservative/Labour pact that runs Cumbria County Council has been accused of making an attack on Cumbrian families who are keen to recycle.
17 Dec 2012
MP calls on Health Secretary to use Kendal to deliver cancer pledge
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the Health Secretary to live up to his words on cancer treatment and give the green light to plans to bring radiotherapy services to Kendal.
14 Dec 2012