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Local MP slams Government over annual council grant settlement
Local MP Tim Farron has slammed the Government over the annual grant settlement for South Lakeland District Council.
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Tim Farron grills Health Minister on Westmorland General
During Health Questions today local MP Tim Farron asked the following question:
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Farron presses Minister on post office closures
Local MP Tim Farron met with the Employment Minister Jim Fitzpatrick today to discuss the issue of post office closures in the constituency.
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Extra parking at Oxenholme station will provide some relief
Rail operator Virgin Trains have announced that they are planning to increase the number of parking spaces at Oxenholme station by 44 following pressure from local residents and Lib Dem MP Tim Farron.
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MP secures initial support for hospice facility at Westmorland General
Local MP Tim Farron has secured initial backing for a plan to provide a small palliative care unit within the Westmorland General Hospital. Currently, residents of South Lakeland have access to…
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MP EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT AT CABINET REPORT ON BALIOL SCHOOL - but campaign to save school continues
Local MP Tim Farron has expressed his disappointment at a report being considered by North Yorkshire County Council's Executive Committee today on the future of Baliol School in Sedbergh.
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PCT decision to re-examine acute medical services proposals should be welcomed - Farron
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the possible reprieve for acute medical services at the Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal. The new Chief Executive of Cumbria Primary Care Trust, Sue Page, made…
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Farron demands Ambulance Service reconsider decision to put First Responders 'on ice'
Health services in the more rural areas of South Lakeland have been dealt another blow as the Ambulance Service puts the First Responders scheme 'on ice'.
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MP attempts to juggle 'three planet' lifestyle
Tim Farron MP may be used to juggling his workload but WWF challenged him to juggle three planets to highlight how everyone in the UK is using more than their fair share of natural resources, and…
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Farron condemns ship of foolishness
Local MP Tim Farron has tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons in light of recent stories about giant container ships delivering Chinese-made toys to British stores in time for Christmas.
