Local MP Tim Farron has reiterated his call for two extra ambulances for the South Lakes following a meeting with the chief executive of the North West Ambulance Service yesterday. Tim will write to health commissioners to call for two additional ambulances for the area - one to be based in Kendal and one in Windermere.
Ahead of the government's Autumn Statement on Wednesday, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has set out what he believes the government should announce to help Cumbria's communities. Tim is calling for investment for schools, the NHS and rural broadband, and for the government to deliver on its promises about the flood defence scheme for the River Kent.
With local A&E services urging residents to stay away because they cannot cope, South Lakes MP Tim Farron is calling on the government to provide a £4billion emergency cash injection for the NHS in the Autumn Statement.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has praised the work of the County and District Councils who are working hard to clear drains and gullies ahead of the winter to help prevent flooding.
An RPA source today revealed that hundreds of common land payment claims are still outstanding, despite Farming Minister George Eustice reportedly telling the Northern Farming Conference that he thought all commons payments had been made.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron was put through his paces during a visit to Kendal Leisure Centre.