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
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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
MP encourages local people to make their voice heard on radiotherapy services after consultation deadline extended
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that local people will be able to have their say on radiotherapy services after the deadline for a national consultation was extended from 18th December until 24th January.
18 Dec 2017
MP announces Christmas Card Competition winner
Matthew Webb, a Levens CE School student, has won 1st Prize in Tim Farron's Christmas Card Competition.
15 Dec 2017