In the House of Commons yesterday, South Lakes MP Tim Farron poured scorn over the Government's plans for reforming business rates, saying they amounted to 'fiddling whilst town centres burn'.
Improvements to bus services on the Cartmel Peninsula were on the agenda at a meeting this week.
Local MP Tim Farron has written to the Chief Executive of Network Rail calling for an urgent rethink over plans to close a large section of the West Coast Mainline during the summer.
Local MP Tim Farron stepped up his campaign for more ambulance provision for the South Lakes during a meeting with a health minister.
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, local MP Tim Farron secured a meeting with the health minister, Seema Kennedy, to discuss the need for a radiotherapy unit at the Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal.
Local MP Tim Farron has renewed his calls for a passing loop on the Lakes Line following the success of the free heritage service run by West Coast Railways over Easter weekend.
