MP launches petition to stop family homes being turned into second homes
This afternoon, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has started a petition calling for planning law to be changed to stop family homes being turned into second homes and holiday lets.
This afternoon, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has started a petition calling for planning law to be changed to stop family homes being turned into second homes and holiday lets.
Commenting on the news that Unesco has stripped Liverpool of its World Heritage Site Status, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said: "This deeply alarming decision must serve as a wake up call to the Government to make sure that the same thing doesn't happen here to the Lake District.
Commenting on this evening's announcement from the Government about local government reorganisation in Cumbria, local MP Tim Farron said: "It speaks volumes about how little the Conservatives care about Cumbria that in the middle of a pandemic, when we're trying to get the economy back on track they decide to force on us a full-blown reorganisation of our local councils.
Last night in Parliament, local MP Tim Farron urged government ministers to introduce a new visa to fix the staffing crisis in Cumbria's hospitality sector.
Local MP Tim Farron has warmly welcomed this afternoon's news that Cumbria Health On Call (CHOC) have been awarded a permanent contract to run Goodly Dale Health Centre in Windermere.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has secured a meeting with a Health Minister over potential plans to close the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and merge it with the Royal Preston Hospital.