Westmorland, Furness and Eden
Liberal Democrats

News

Local MP calls for Northern Rock Foundation funding cuts to be restored following nationalisation

Tim Farron MP today confirmed his support for the provision of funds to the Northern Rock Foundation from the Nationalisation of the bank which Alistair Darling announced on the 18th February. The Northern rock Foundation provides vital funds to charitable organisations in the North of England and it now appears that £15million will be made available to fund the Foundations many charitable projects

19 Feb 2008
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Farron slams overseas Premier League plans

Local MP Tim Farron has today tabled a Commons Motion criticising the recently published plans from the Premier League for one extra game per club to be played abroad in the 2010-11 season. Mr Farron sees the commercially driven plans as a slap in the face for loyal season ticket holders who would not be able to afford the long distance trip to such far flung destinations as Hong Kong and Shanghai.

13 Feb 2008
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Post office campaign update - 5,500 people protest against closures

Local MP Tim Farron's campaign to save the 42 local post offices threatened by Government closures continued this week as he secured a promise from Post Office Limited that they would read every one of the letters they receive during the consultation. So far over five and a half thousand supporters have emerged from communities in Mr Farron's constituency alone.

6 Feb 2008
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MP welcomes dropping of Baycall merger plans

Local MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the decision by Cumbria Primary Care Trust to drop plans to merge the out-of-hours GP service Baycall with a similar service from the north of the county, Cuedoc. There had been plans to combine the two, which had led to fears that there may be a reduction in the quality of service provided for patients.

6 Feb 2008
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Ambulance service criticisms call closure plans into doubt

Local MP Tim Farron has expressed his concern at a report from North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust into the performance of the North West Ambulance Service, which states that the service is "the ambulance service is struggling to maintain improvement" when it comes to the issue of administering thrombolysis - the process of giving a patient a 'clot-busting' drug prior to being admitted to hospital.

6 Feb 2008
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Farron addresses 'Great North Meet'

Local MP Tim Farron addressed 'Great North Meet' today, at the Newton Rigg College in Penrith. The conference is the gathering of the Royal Agricultural Society of England and focussed on some of the major issues in farming today including food miles, sourcing local produce and the rising cost of food.

5 Feb 2008
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