Surprise expressed at Ambulance Service laying blame
Local MP Tim Farron has expressed surprise at Cumbria Ambulance Service's apparent decision to blame local First Responders for the issues with the service in the Langdale area.
4 Jul 2006
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MP takes Alzheimer's fight to minister
Local MP Tim Farron has asked Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt to remove restrictions on the availability of Alzheimer's drugs. Tim met with concerned constituents during yesterday's lobby of Parliament. NICE has made recommendations to make certain drugs - including Aricept and Exiba - only available to a restricted number of Alzheimer's patients.
28 Jun 2006
MP demands response from Ambulance Trust
Local MP Tim Farron has demanded an immediate response from Cumbria Ambulance Service after the Trust's First Responders call-out system failed again late last week.
28 Jun 2006
MP welcomes community's commitment to save Post Office
More than 50 people attended a meeting chaired by local resident John Sainsbury in Witherslack to talk about the future of the village's post office on Monday. The current sub-postmaster & sub-postmistress retire at the end of July, but there has been no buyer for their business.
28 Jun 2006
Farron takes on Minister's challenge
Local MP Tim Farron has taken up a challenge issued to him by Transport Minister Douglas Alexander MP in yesterday's Environmental Audit Select Committee. Douglas Alexander admitted that the Government had little idea of how to get more people onto buses in rural areas, and asked Tim if he had any ideas.
15 Jun 2006
MP supports moves for new bridge for Grange
Local MP Tim Farron is supporting moves to get a new bridge built to replace the unsafe bridges over the railway line in Grange.
14 Jun 2006