MP celebrates big boost for local businesses as Lib Dem council announce plans for Mintworks 2
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the local council are planning a new business hub in Kendal for small and start-up firms.
30 Jan 2019
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Shocking new figures show the cruel cost of Conservative cuts to Cumbria’s police and our community - MP
Local MP Tim Farron has warned that cuts to Cumbria's police have reached breaking point after it was revealed that over 1 in 10 officers in the county took days off work last year due to psychological disorders.
28 Jan 2019
Scotland shows that taxing second homes does lead to more homes for local families – MP
Local MP Tim Farron has reinforced the case for increased taxes on second homes after new figures showed that the number of second homes in Scotland has nearly halved over the last six years.
28 Jan 2019
MP steps up campaign to save Kendal post office as 4000-strong petition handed over
This afternoon, local MP Tim Farron held a meeting in Kendal with national Post Office bosses about plans to close Kendal's crown post office and move it into the much smaller WHSmith store.
25 Jan 2019
MPs and local businesses celebrate Cumbria Day in Parliament
Local MP Tim Farron has hailed Cumbria Day as "another resounding success".
24 Jan 2019
Long awaited radiotherapy consultation response is insult to patients and clinicians – MP
South Lakes MP and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Radiotherapy Tim Farron has labelled NHS England's consultation response on the future of radiotherapy services as "weak", "vague" and says that it "ignores the concerns of patients and does not address the main concerns of clinicians".
22 Jan 2019