
Lib Dems launch campaign for major improvements to Kendal footpaths
Liberal Democrat councillors in Kendal have got the ball rolling on a campaign to improve footpaths in the town.
Liberal Democrat councillors in Kendal have got the ball rolling on a campaign to improve footpaths in the town.
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron was quizzed by children from 15 local primary schools at a recent meeting of the South Lakes Pupil Parliament at the Netherwood Hotel in Grange.
Last night in Parliament, local MP Tim Farron voted against controversial changes to how much people have to pay for their social care.
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, Home Secretary Priti Patel agreed to meet with local MP Tim Farron and Lake District hospitality leaders to address the urgent staffing crisis in the industry.
Last night, South Lakes MP Tim Farron voted in favour of a motion to ban MPs from taking second jobs amid the ongoing row about Conservative Party sleaze.
Commenting on the Government's Integrated Rail Plan for the North and the Midlands, local MP Tim Farron said: "It's absolutely gobsmacking that the Government have published a 162 page rail plan for the North, with not a single mention whatsoever of Cumbria.