MP cuts ribbon on new home for Haverthwaite GP surgery
Yesterday, local MP Tim Farron officially opened the new temporary home for Haverthwaite GP surgery, following a campaign to keep the practice open.
4 Apr 2024
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Only 0.25% of police designated to Cumbria’s rural crime team
Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron has accused the Conservative Government of “neglecting” rural communities as new data reveals that only five police officers and staff are designated to the rural crime team in Cumbria - just 0.25% of the overall workforce.
3 Apr 2024
50% rise in people waiting more than four weeks to see a GP in North Cumbria
Shocking new figures have revealed that the number of four-week waits for a GP appointment rose by 50% in North Cumbria last year.
2 Apr 2024
MP demands answers from Network Rail over damage on Furness Line which happened just two days before the derailment
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has written to the Chief Executive of Network Rail after it has emerged that they had been informed of damage to a water pipe on the line just two days before the derailment.
30 Mar 2024
’281 days of non-stop sewage dumping is disgraceful’ – MP calls for urgent tax on water company profits to tackle pollution to Cumbria’s lakes and rivers
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is stepping up his calls for a tax on the profits of water companies to improve Britain’s sewage system, after the huge scale of sewage dumping in Cumbria was revealed.
28 Mar 2024
MPs must be given opportunity to force the DWP to compensate WASPI women
Commenting on the report released today by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, that recommended that the Government should compensate women affected, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron said:
21 Mar 2024