MP backs campaign for faster treatment for people with quickest killing cancer
Local MP Tim Farron has pledged his support to a campaign demanding faster treatment for people with pancreatic cancer.
12 Nov 2018
News
Win for community campaign after Network Rail back down over plans to close local underpass
Network Rail have announced they've scrapped plans to infill the underpass which links Rusland Park to Castle Grove after a community campaign.
8 Nov 2018
Radiotherapy unit for Kendal back on table after health bosses launch feasibility study
Local MP Tim Farron's long-running campaign for a radiotherapy unit in Kendal has been given a boost this week as health bosses announced they have launched a formal study into the idea.
8 Nov 2018
New Government announcement for broadband in Cumbria still leaves questions unanswered - MP
Local MP Tim Farron says that a new announcement from the Government about improvements to broadband in the most remote parts of Cumbria still leaves questions unanswered.
7 Nov 2018
MP meets health minister to seek investment for life-saving radiotherapy
South Lakes MP Tim Farron led a cross-party delegation of MPs to meet with the health minister Steve Brine to make the case for extra investment into radiotherapy treatment.
6 Nov 2018
Government refusing to rule out more cuts to public health budget is blow to preventative mental health care in Cumbria - MP
Local MP Tim Farron says the Health Secretary has added insult to injury by refusing to rule out making further cuts to Cumbria's already underfunded public health budget.
5 Nov 2018