MP to blast Government in Parliament for rejecting flood defence plans for Windermere
Local MP Tim Farron will table a motion in Parliament next week criticising the Government's decision to reject new flood defences for Windermere.
13 Apr 2018
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MP asks local businesses to back his ‘manifesto for the Lakes’
Local MP Tim Farron is asking local businesses to write to the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy asking them to back his calls for greater investment in infrastructure in the South Lakes.
10 Apr 2018
MP urges Government to stop dragging their feet over new radiotherapy study
Local MP Tim Farron has pressed the Government to stop dragging their feet over a new study which looks into the effect that long travel times have on a cancer patient's ability to recover.
7 Apr 2018
MP calls for Arriva Rail North to be stripped from operating the Lakes Line after 14 cancellations in one day
Local MP Tim Farron has called for Arriva Rail North to be stripped from operating the Lakes Line after 14 trains were cancelled in just a single day.
7 Apr 2018
Borderlands deal must work for all of Cumbria - MP
Local MP Tim Farron has stressed that the Government's new Borderlands Growth Deal needs to benefit the whole of Cumbria - not just the North of the county.
5 Apr 2018
MP praises volunteers during visit to local food bank
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has praised the work of the volunteers and the generosity of people in the South Lakes during a visit to King's Food Bank in Kendal this week.
4 Apr 2018