On the floor of the House of Commons this morning, local MP Tim Farron made the case for ministers to tackle the housing crisis in places like Cumbria by doubling council tax on second homes.
Local MP Tim Farron is calling on the Department for Transport and Cumbria County Council to press ahead with plans for a northern relief road in Kendal after traffic bedlam once again brought the town to a standstill.
Next Friday (November 5th) farmers in Westmorland and Lonsdale will be able to quiz local MP Tim Farron and representatives from DEFRA and the Rural Payments Agency at a special Q&A event.
Local MP Tim Farron has written to the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) urging him to go ahead with plans to block banks from leaving the high street after it was announced that Barclays will be closing its Windermere and Kirkby Lonsdale branches in January.
Commenting on a new damning report from the Care Quality Commission into the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) which found that "poor leadership was impacting on patient care and the experience of staff work" and that "there wasn't always enough nursing and medical staff to keep people safe", local MP Tim Farron said:
On the floor of the House of Commons last night, South Lakes MP Tim Farron urged ministers to take action over the worrying rise of water pollution in Windermere.
