MP presents prize to Christmas card winner
The long awaited results of Tim's annual Christmas card competition, which received entries from nearly 300 children from local primary schools, were announced today.
28 Nov 2011
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MP calls for government to intervene following damning report on hospital trust
Local MP Tim Farron has called on the government to step in and act as a report from Dr Foster intelligence has said that the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust (UHMBT) has the worst death rate in the country.
28 Nov 2011
Farron uses DEFRA questions to call on the government to provide more support to tenant farmers
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, has used questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to gain assurances from the Government that tenant farmers will be able to secure the funds they are entitled to through the Uplands Entry Level Scheme.
28 Nov 2011
Farron calls on public to 'have their say' on BBC Radio Cumbria
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, is today calling on residents across the South Lakes and Cumbria to have their say on the future of BBC Radio Cumbria and to express their objections to proposals to make drastic cuts to it services.
24 Nov 2011
Farron meets national cancer chief to press case for radiotherapy at Kendal
This morning South Lakes MP Tim Farron, met with the Government's National Clinical Director for Cancer and End of Life Care, Professor Sir Mike Richards, to discuss his campaign to bring a radiotherapy unit to Westmorland General Hospital. Tim was delighted with the outcome of the meeting which he said was "an important step towards winning our campaign for radiotherapy at Kendal."
23 Nov 2011
MP says hospital crisis could be alleviated if acute services are brought back to Westmorland General
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today called on hospital bosses to help alleviate pressure on Furness General and the Royal Lancaster Infirmary by moving acute services back to Westmorland General Hospital.
23 Nov 2011