Local Head Teachers have warned that schools across Cumbria face a funding crisis, which could see 625 teachers cut by 2020. South Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has warned that this would be "devastating for local schools" and called for more investment in education.
Lib Dems across Cumbria are calling on the government to reverse cuts to Cumbria's Police Force. South Lakes MP Tim Farron has tabled a parliamentary motion urging the Government to rethink its decision to slash Cumbria Police officers and staff by 4% last year.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has branded a decision by health bosses to permanently remove the 24hr permanent cover at the Helme Chase maternity unit in Kendal as "lets down local mothers".
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal will be getting a new Modular Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner, which will enable the hospital to expand the services it provides. Tim says this is "great news for patients across the South Lakes" and has vowed to continue to campaign to bring more services to Kendal.
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South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the new Chief Executive of the Rural Payments Agency to ensure that no farmers have to experience a repeat of last year, when many were left waiting a year to receive payments.