Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
MP welcomes formal confirmation of Greenodd roundabout
South Lakes MP welcomes report into A590 improvements, but says 'actions speak louder than words'
16 Aug 2012
MP congratulates South Lakes students on record A-level results today
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has offered his congratulations to the areas students on their record breaking A-level results this morning.
16 Aug 2012
Olympic Legacy
After the sheer pleasure of watching the story of London 2012 with so much British success and it was not just the household names that won gold, there were many previously unknown to most of us; even dual gold medallists Charlotte Dujardin (equestrian) & Laura Trott (track cycling).
PM
16 Aug 2012
MP calls for urgent rail meeting after West Coast tender
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has called for an urgent meeting with FirstGroup, the new providers of the West Coast Main Line to talk to them about their plans for investment and ticket pricing.
15 Aug 2012
People flock to support ambulance re-think
On Monday morning several hundred people signed a petition calling for the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) to re-think plans to close Hinckley Ambulance Station. Local health campaigners, Janet Rowe and Denise Wood from the Pensioners Action Group and Cllr Michael Mullaney (Lib Dem, Hinckley Trinity) ran the petition from a stall in Hinckley's Britannia Shopping Centre. Michael Mullaney said "The response was great. In a few hours hundreds of people had signed up to the call for EMAS to re-think its plans for Hinckley's Ambulance station. "People were very supportive of Hinckley continuing to have an amubulance station. EMAS are going to have to put a very convincing case if they want to persuade people that closing Hinckley's Ambulance Station is the right thing to do."
14 Aug 2012
Crime spokesperson says public deserve better as 101 number fails again
Lib Dem crime spokesperson Cllr Pru Jupe has today said that the latest failure of the 101 number was 'disgraceful' and she has called for Cumbria Police to review their contract with Cable & Wireless as a result.
14 Aug 2012