Tim Farron has reacted to a report by the Cancer Tsar, Professor Mike Richard, which shows that Britain is behind the rest of Europe when it comes to cancer survival rates. Tim believes that the new report emphasises the need for Kendal's cancer unit to be built urgently.
Local MP Tim Farron has today congratulated Kendal College for securing over £1m of funding for a new arts campus on Wildman Street. Tim has joined college principal Graham Wilkinson in lobbying the North West Development Agency over the last few months for the release of these funds.
Following tributes paid to the Cumbrian emergency services by Prince Charles for their rescue efforts during the recent floods South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has called on the Government to deliver much needed financial support to Mountain Rescue teams after thousands of pounds worth of equipment was destroyed during rescue operations during last weeks floods.
Tim Farron has put the Environment Agency on the spot over claims that water levels in Lake Windermere were kept artificially high before the floods of 19 November.
Dari Taylor MP has joined Ingleby Barwick Independent councillors in calling for Egglescliffe School to be moved into Preston Park. Eaglescliffe residents are furious. Councillors John Fletcher, Alan Lewis and Maureen Rigg have been inundated with emails, phone calls and personal calls from people complaining about it.
If you haven't heard of the Lib Dems' new private social networking facility ACT, then you are missing a lot of 'ACTivity'! ALTER now has a Group in ACT, where you can join discussion on topical subjects. We have already recruited new ALTER members this way, in less than a week since creating the Group. So please tell your friends about ALTER in ACT.
