MP to lead debate in Parliament on second homes crisis
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will lead a debate in Parliament tomorrow on the housing crisis in rural communities caused by the rise in second homes and holiday lets.
5 Jan 2022
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MP to run every day in January to raise money for local mental health charity
Local MP Tim Farron will run every day next month to raise money for South Lakes mental health charity Wave Forward.
20 Dec 2021
1 in 3 cancer patients in Morecambe Bay waiting more than 2 months for urgent treatment
This week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron led an emergency summit of MPs, peers and clinicians to discuss the cancer crisis.
16 Dec 2021
MP calls on Chancellor to provide package of support for businesses over Christmas
Local MP Tim Farron has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, urging him to bring forward a package of support to help businesses this Christmas.
16 Dec 2021
Ambulance waiting times show that moving A&E further away would be disaster - MP
Local MP Tim Farron says that plans to close Lancaster's A&E and move it further away from the South Lakes would be a disaster after new figures revealed that 53 patients were stuck for more than an hour in ambulances outside local A&Es in the first week of December alone.
14 Dec 2021
Improve Lakes and Furness Lines to help tackle climate change, MP tells ministers
On the floor of the House of Commons this week, local MP Tim Farron made the case for improvements to the Lakes and Furness railways lines to help the environment and boost the local economy.
10 Dec 2021