Following yesterday's decision by NHS Lancashire to reject the Royal Lancaster Infirmary's appeal to retain its Vascular Services unit, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has voiced his opposition to the Trust's stance in the House of Commons.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that Cumbria has been given a massive 21% uplift in it's grant for public health provision in the county.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has backed a plan that could see parking charges cut for local residents.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has backed the NFU's call for retailers to demonstrate genuine commitment to their British suppliers and customers after a 22% fall in the farmgate lamb price, despite the price on the supermarket shelves staying static.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has blasted NHS Lancashire decision makers following the news that the legal bid to stop the Vascular Services Review process has been rejected. There had been hopes that the appeal by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) would help keep vascular services at Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron joined with South Lakeland District Council to call for a 'fair deal' for Cumbria's rural councils. Tim joined other MPs and councils to lobby the government yesterday about the issue.