Government plans to charge livestock farmers for dealing with animal disease will heap more financial pressure on farmers according to Liberal Democrat Defra Spokesperson Tim Farron, who has expressed his dismay at yesterday's announcement which would see livestock farmers pay an annual levy to fund the cost of preparing for disease outbreaks.
Today in Parliament, MP Tim Farron made an impassioned plea for help to save local pubs. In particular, Tim raised his concerns about the Albion pub at Arnside, which has been put at risk due to the decision taken by Thwaites to change all of their managed pubs - such as the Albion - into tenanted pubs.
Tim Farron has called on the Government to ensure that a proportion of national park members are directly elected to guarantee that they are accountable to the communities that are affected by their decisions.
A county council committee which voted to close the Westmorland General Hospital's heart unit is coming under increasing pressure. South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today formally registered his concerns with the investigating officer who is handling an independent review of the process.
Local MP Tim Farron was joined by Liberal Democrat party leader Nick Clegg on Friday 27 March to visit Westmorland General Hospital and formally back his campaign to bring a cancer unit to the South Lakes. Tim is stepping up the campaign to bring chemotherapy and radiotherapy services to the Westmorland General Hospital after his proposals were met positively by local health bosses. Nick Clegg and Tim met Tony Halsall at the Hospital to discuss the issue.
South Lakeland's attempts to create more affordable homes for local people are being hampered by central government, according to local MP Tim Farron. The current Local Development Framework process in South Lakeland has been prompted by the Government's Regional Spatial Strategy which forces Councils to identify ridiculously large amounts of green land for development.
