MP calls for energy bills support for struggling hospices in Parliament
Today, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron challenged ministers to provide more financial support for local hospices that are struggling with the soaring cost of energy bills.
29 Mar 2023
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‘Bring it home’ - MP throws weight behind campaign to return Bluebird back to Coniston
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron and local Lib Dem councillor Suzanne Pender visited the Ruskin Museum in Coniston to support the campaign to bring the Bluebird back to the Lake District.
28 Mar 2023
MP blasts Royal Mail for leaving community in the lurch over Sedbergh delivery office future
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has accused Royal Mail of turning their back on people in Sedbergh after failing to make a decision on the future of the town's delivery office.
28 Mar 2023
Conservative Environment Minister labels Cumbria’s sewage scandal ‘irrelevant’
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has said he was "gobsmacked" after the Minister for Environment, Rebecca Pow, described attempts from local campaigners in Coniston and Staveley to protect lakes and rivers from sewage as "irrelevant".
27 Mar 2023
Leading cancer clinician backs MP’s call for radiotherapy centre in Kendal
An MP's long-running campaign to bring radiotherapy treatment to the South Lakes has been given a boost after it received backing from a leading cancer clinician.
24 Mar 2023
Support schools, don’t catch them out - MP urges Ofsted to reform inspections
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has challenged Ofsted to change how they inspect schools, urging them to remove a "culture of inquisition and blame".
24 Mar 2023