MP holds football youth surgeries in Kendal
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has announced that on Thursday 12th April he will be holding his annual youth surgeries on three estates in Kendal.
6 Apr 2012
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'Grayrigg sentence will hopefully end the final chapter of tragedy' says MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that the Network Rail have been fined £4 million for breaching the Health & Safety at Work Act over the Cumbrian rail crash at Grayrigg in which one passenger died.
4 Apr 2012
MP to press OFCOM over 4G universal broadband coverage
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, is due to meet with representatives of Ofcom to raise concerns over the upcoming 4G auction, which, under the current proposals for a new mobile broadband spectrum, could potentially leave at leave half a million people without coverage.
4 Apr 2012
Farron meets with Highways officials to discuss problems at Plumgarths
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, this morning met with Highways engineers and local business owners to discuss the impact on businesses of the ongoing road works at Plumgarths roundabout on the A591.
4 Apr 2012
Farron welcomes positive improvement to hospital trust outpatient appointments backlog
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron has welcomed news from the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, that most of the patients affected by delays in follow-up outpatient appointments have now been seen thanks to an effective collaboration and drive by staff at the trust's hospitals.
4 Apr 2012
Farron hails move to make government more rural friendly
Following an announcement this morning by Environment Minister, Richard Benyon, about the introduction of a new "hotline to the heart of Government" for rural communities through the new Rural and Farming Network, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron, has welcomed the move to make government policies more rural-friendly.
4 Apr 2012