Petition to save Kendal Post Office hits 2,000 signatures as MP takes fight to Parliament
More than 2,000 people have signed local MP Tim Farron’s petition against the potential closure of Kendal's town centre post office.
18 Nov 2024
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‘A kick in the teeth’ - MP demands action after patients left waiting 65 weeks for orthodontic treatment
Local MP Tim Farron has written to the Chief Executive of Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust to call for action on the dentistry crisis, after it emerged that patients were waiting 15 months for treatment.
8 Nov 2024
Tim Farron secures meeting with Education Minister over future of Stramongate Nursery
On the floor of the House of Commons this week, local MP Tim Farron asked the Secretary of State for Education to support a nursery school in Kendal that is faced with potential closure.
6 Nov 2024
‘SCRAP THE FAMILY FARM TAX’ – MP speaks out as over 400 Westmorland and Lonsdale farms to be hit by hike
More than 400 farms in Westmorland and Lonsdale could be hit by the ‘Family Farm Tax’ following the government’s decision to cut inheritance tax relief for farms with local MP Tim Farron calling on the Government to scrap the tax hike on family farms.
5 Nov 2024
‘They’ve thrown Cumbria’s farmers to the wolves’ – Tim Farron reacts to Budget
Commenting on the reductions in agricultural property relief on inheritance tax announced in today’s Budget, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron said:
30 Oct 2024
Tim Farron urges Treasury not to cut farming budget
On the eve of the Labour Government’s first Budget tomorrow, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has pleaded with ministers in the Treasury not to cut the agriculture budget.
29 Oct 2024