South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on local residents to apply to be governors of the University of Cumbria to keep the institution in the county.
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has called on House of Commons authorities to allow Kendal based NJO Technology to be given the contract to light the historic clock tower with LED lights.
Staffing issues at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary are threatening patient safety and undermining the reasons behind ward closures at the Westmorland General Hospital, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said this morning.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today written to the commanding officer of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, Brigadier Mike Griffiths, asking the regiment to use the freedom of the town they have to hold a military parade through Kendal.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron visited the Sun Inn in Coniston yesterday evening to see for himself the challenges facing the local pub trade. While there, Tim pulled pints and discussed the state of the Lake District pub trade with the landlord, Alan Piper, and local residents.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is to meet the new universities minister, David Willetts MP, on Monday to press him over the future of the University of Cumbria's Ambleside campus.