Despite the poor weather Mintfest 2011 brought Kendal a mix of over 150 spectacular local and international outdoor entertainers to the streets and has been heralded as a 'major success' by local MP Tim Farron.
Local MP Tim Farron is encouraging local villages in the South Lakes to think about putting themselves forward for this years 'Village SOS' show.
Local MP Tim Farron has sent 40,000 petitions to people throughout the South Lakes asking them to join the campaign to bring radiotherapy services to Westmorland General Hospital.
Local MP Tim Farron has today publicly cautioned Cumbria County Council not to waste the £17 million recently secured for rural broadband on a costly 'white elephant'. Tim has called for the council to stop and think and make sure the county becomes a pioneer for superfast broadband.
The Planning Committee has deferred a decision on an application to build an 82 bed hotel on the site of the Comrades Club in The Parade. The issue is likely to come back for decision in December and the developer has accepted the delay.
Chippenham constituency MP Duncan Hames has set out his views on the Wiltshire Core Strategy in a letter to the WC planning chief Mark Boden. Here's what he said: