Hundreds of residents across South Lakeland have already signed the petition launched by MP Tim Farron in response to the Government's announcement that a further 2,500 rural post offices are to close. The local MP launched the petition just before Christmas, and sent petition forms to post offices across his Westmorland & Lonsdale constituency.
Local MP Tim Farron is backing a national campaign that aims to highlight the plight of households who are concerned about being able to heat their homes to adequate levels this winter.
Local MP Tim Farron has pressed the Government to continue funding the Claren Project - a vital organisation in the fight against climate change locally.
The Department of Trade and Industry has today announced that up to 2,500, mostly rural post offices are to be closed over the coming years. The news comes as a huge blow to rural communities, many of whom have the village post office as their heart.
Tim Farron, the MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale and Chair of the House of Commons All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming has issued the following statement regarding yesterday's written Ministerial Statement on the Hill Farm Allowance:
Chief Executive of the North West Ambulance Service, John Burnside, has confirmed to local MP Tim Farron that the First Responders scheme will no longer be put 'on-ice' while a review of the scheme is carried out. The confirmation came during a meeting between Tim and John Burnside this lunchtime.
