MP CALLS FOR SWIFT ACTION TO RESTORE GAS TO AMBLESIDE
Tim Farron has demanded immediate action to restore gas and electricity supplies to the town of Ambleside.
18 Jan 2010
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Network Rail cuts shows lessons from Grayrigg still not learnt says Farron
Network Rail's decision to announce the loss of over one thousand frontline maintenance jobs is proof that the lessons of the Grayrigg rail accident "still haven't been learnt" according to MP Tim Farron.
18 Jan 2010
Farron condemns "ridiculous" move to close Kendal gritting lorry depot
Plans to close the maintenance depot in Kendal used to maintain gritting lorries, as well as fire engines and other county council vehicles, have been labelled as "ridiculous" by South Lakeland MP Tim Farron following the recent severe winter weather.
18 Jan 2010
Farron backs petition for children's hospice in south Cumbria
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has called upon the Prime Minister to support the creation of a children's hospice in south Cumbria. Parents of extremely ill children in Cumbria currently face a car journey of over an hour to the nearest hospice in Chorley.
18 Jan 2010
Sedbergh residents welcome tougher action on Horse Fair
MP Tim Farron this morning chaired a meeting of police, council officials and local residents in Sedbergh to develop plans to prevent a repeat of last year's anti-social behaviour by a minority of travellers in the weeks preceding Appleby Horse Fair. The Horse Fair begins in the first week of June, but the anti-social behaviour plagued residents from 9 May onwards last year.
15 Jan 2010
Farron condemns "disgraceful" decision to close Kendal tax office
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has labelled the decision to close the HM Revenue and Customs office in Kendal as a "disgrace" after the Treasury announced the closure of an expected 130 branches within the next 12 months.
14 Jan 2010