MP launches 11th hour bid to save Ambleside Police Station
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has launched a last minute bid to help save Ambleside Police Station from being sold at auction this coming Tuesday.
6 Jul 2012
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Cuts to recycling could save cash
Wiltshire Council wants to cut back the hours of the Household Recycling Centres and cut the number of recycling 'bring sites' around the county. This follows the successful introduction of kerbside collections of most recyclable materials.
6 Jul 2012
Upper High Street - Knock It but Don't Block It
With local Conservatives urging residents to block the consultation on the future of Upper High Street, local Liberal Democrats are now fighting for the consultation to stay alive. Plans for Upper High Street, Depot Road and Church Street are in the second stage of consultation which ends on 13th July.
6 Jul 2012
3600 children in Cumbria gain access to free early years education thanks to MP's lobbying
South Lakes MP and Lib Dem Party President Tim Farron has welcomed today's announcement by Children and Families Minister Sarah Teather, that 3600 two-year-old children in Cumbria will be able to access free early years education.
6 Jul 2012
Liberal Democrat Transport Minister Norman Baker brings Investment in Green Transport to over £1 billion
Liberal Democrat Transport Minister Norman Baker has announced a £266m investment in local green transport schemes, bringing the total invested to more than £1bn.
5 Jul 2012
Farron calls on government on condemn actions of dairy processors
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, has used questions to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the House of Commons this morning to call on the Government to take immediate action to help dairy farmers, many of whom have been hit with a second unfair price cut in as many months.
5 Jul 2012