MP demands compensation for Staveley businesses
Local MP Tim Farron has written to the government to demand compensation for businesses in Staveley which have seen trade hit by the closure of the bridge for a year and a half.
7 Apr 2017
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Farron in final plea to keep our local court open
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today written to the Justice Secretary in a final plea to keep Kendal Court open.
4 Apr 2017
Farron welcomes EU flood grant
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the European Parliament will tomorrow (Wednesday) approve the grant to the UK to repair damage caused by the floods in 2015.
4 Apr 2017
Cumbrian conservatives fail to back call for more social care funding
Social care is not safe in the hands of the Conservatives, according to Cumbrian Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives today were in disarray as they failed to back a Lib Dem call for more social care funding.
6 Apr 2017
MP pays tribute to police following armed arrests
Local MP Tim Farron has paid tribute to the police following an incident today which saw armed police arrest six people in Grange-over-Sands.
6 Apr 2017
MP welcomes cash for school repairs but warns of 'vast cuts' to come
Fourteen schools in Cumbria, including five in South Lakeland, are among those which have been awarded cash to upgrade school buildings that are in poor condition or have health and safety concerns. Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the funds, but warned that they are a "drop in the ocean" compared to what's needed, adding that local schools face vast cuts by 2020.
6 Apr 2017