Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has warmly welcomed this morning's news that a new provider has been found to take over the running of the 530 bus service from the Cartmel Peninsula to Kendal.
This afternoon, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron met with the Minister for Local Transport, Richard Holden, to discuss improving rural bus services.
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron urged the Secretary of State for Health Steve Barclay to intervene over controversial plans to reduce the out-of-hours GP service at Westmorland General Hospital.
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron asked the Housing and Planning Minister Rachel Maclean to give local councils and national park authorities the power to increase the number of affordable homes in Cumbria.
Tim Farron has been formally selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the new seat of Westmorland and Lonsdale at the next General Election.
New research published by the Liberal Democrats has revealed the impact of the social care crisis on the NHS in Cumbria, with medically fit patients left stuck in hospital beds waiting for care.
