Win for local residents as work at Cross-a-Moor gets green light
South Lakes residents have expressed their delight as Highways England give the green light to work at Cross-a-Moor on the A590.
29 Dec 2017
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MP welcomes Windermere Ferry U-Turn
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed today's announcement that the Windermere ferry will once again allow passengers to buy their tickets from a member of staff on board.
21 Dec 2017
MP presents Urgent Treatment Centre petition to Parliament
Local MP Tim Farron has presented a petition to Parliament which calls for an Urgent Treatment Centre to be brought to Westmorland General Hospital.
21 Dec 2017
MP presents bill to give cancer patients better access to radiotherapy
Local MP Tim Farron has presented a bill in the House of Commons which would make it a legal requirement that people should not have to travel more than the national guideline of 45 minutes to reach their nearest radiotherapy centre.
20 Dec 2017
Farron - Police in Cumbria facing £880,000 real-terms cut despite Government smoke and mirrors
Police in Cumbria are facing a real-terms cut of £880,000 next year, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has revealed.
20 Dec 2017
MP pushes Government to start investing in schools after new figures reveal big jump in number of local children choosing to be educated at home
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is urging the Government to stop starving schools of investment, after new figures show that there has been a 93% increase in the last 6 years in the number of children in Cumbria who are being home educated.
19 Dec 2017