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
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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
MP encourages Chancellor to support memorial to the Windermere Boys
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt to lend his support to plans for a memorial to the Windermere Boys – the 300 Jewish Children who came to Troutbeck Bridge in 1945 after the holocaust.
20 Mar 2024
MP demands Health Secretary to intervene after 10 GP practices say they are at immediate risk of closure
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to the Health Secretary Victoria Atkins, urging here to support rural doctors surgeries after a shocking new report revealed that some of our local GP practices are on the brink of closure.
19 Mar 2024