MP celebrates Barclays U-turn over post office cash withdrawals
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the decision from Barclays to scrap plans to prevent customers from withdrawing cash at their local post office.
25 Oct 2019
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Government plans to eradicate Bovine TB in cattle will be wasted if there are no farmers left - MP
In Parliament this morning, local MP Tim Farron raised concerns that Cumbrian farmers could be wiped out if the Government continues with its plans to remove a payment scheme which is considered to be a lifeline by many.
23 Oct 2019
MP welcomes NHS review into ‘postcode lottery’ patient transport system
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the announcement from NHS England that they are launching a wholescale national review into the patient transport system.
22 Oct 2019
MP relaunches petition for more frontline police officers following huge surge in reported crime
Local MP Tim Farron is relaunching his petition for there to be no fewer than 20 officers uniformed police officers covering the South Lakes at any one time after it was revealed that Cumbria had the third biggest increase in reported crime in the country this year.
17 Oct 2019
MP reacts to minister’s threat to sack Northern
Commenting on today's remarks from the Transport Secretary that Northern could be nationalised, local MP Tim Farron said: "We've been calling for this since Northern literally gave up running train services here in the South Lakes last summer and we had to find our own replacement service.
16 Oct 2019
MP nominates The New Union for Parliamentary Pub of the Year
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has nominated The New Union in Kendal for the prestigious title of Parliamentary Pub of the Year.
15 Oct 2019