South Lakes MP Tim Farron has thanked South Lakeland District Council for agreeing to scrap overnight car parking charges. Tim also singled out Ambleside councillor Heidi Halliday for praise after her campaign to make sure communities within the National Park did not lose out.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has secured an agreement from the Prime Minister David Cameron that he will intervene to help secure a radiotherapy unit for Westmorland General Hospital.
Commenting after the news that Cumbria County Council rejected the plan to move to Stage 4 of the Managing Radioactive Waste Safely (MRWS) process, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has reiterated his call on Copeland Council and the Government to take the Lake District National Park out of any plan for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF).
Lib Dem County councillors David Kendall and Barry Aspinell have called for more progress to be made on delivering a Brentwood Cycle Strategy.
After a long campaign by Lib Dem County Councillor David Kendall and Brentwood South wards Borough councillors some serious safety measures are now going to be finally installed at the dangerous bend in Hanging Hill Lane / Pondfield Lane. These messures were agreed at this weeks Local Highways Panel meeting (28/1/13) and include:
Answers have been demanded from Essex County Council regarding the gridlock in Brentwood along the A128 from the roadworks that started this week. Cllr Kendall said: "These roadworks are planned for seven months but we simply cannot have hour-long delays until August - the effects on Brentwood's economy and the problems it will create for our residents are just too severe. "I have had calls from residents and Ingrave Parish Cllr David Harman to tell me that it has been gridlocked for most of the day with some people taking over an hour and twenty minutes to do what would normally be a 15 minute journey. I am very concerned that if this project does continue for the full seven months then the economic effects on Brentwood could be very damaging with people choosing to do their shopping and spend their leisure time elsewhere. "I have demanded to be told what planning that has gone into this whole project and that no stone will be left unturned to ensure that those travelling in this area are inconvenienced as l