MP pays tribute to police following armed arrests
Local MP Tim Farron has paid tribute to the police following an incident today which saw armed police arrest six people in Grange-over-Sands.
6 Apr 2017
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MP welcomes cash for school repairs but warns of 'vast cuts' to come
Fourteen schools in Cumbria, including five in South Lakeland, are among those which have been awarded cash to upgrade school buildings that are in poor condition or have health and safety concerns. Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the funds, but warned that they are a "drop in the ocean" compared to what's needed, adding that local schools face vast cuts by 2020.
6 Apr 2017
Farron calls for immediate bird-flu review for free range chickens
Today local MP Tim Farron has written to the Environment Secretary calling for an immediate review into the emergency housing of free range chickens in South Lakeland.
6 Apr 2017
Lib Dems Deliver: Fairer Pay
In the coalition government the Liberal Democrats pressed for the publication of the gender 'pay gap' for large firms - from today it is law.
6 Apr 2017
Lib Dems call for a fresh start for Surrey in the County Council elections
Surrey Liberal Democrats have unveiled a full slate of 81 candidates across every division in Surrey to take on the Conservative-administration at County Hall in May's elections - the only opposition party to do so. Cllr Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council, said today: "I am delighted that we are fielding such a strong set of candidates for the County Council elections in May. We need a fresh start in Surrey and an end to the 'crisis management' at County Hall, which has resulted in the 15% council tax fiasco, £123m of cuts to services, 'gentleman's agreements', secret recordings and leaked text messages, all of which saw Surrey in the newspapers and TV bulletins for all the wrong reasons. Liberal Democrats led the successful campaign to stop the 15% council tax increase proposed by the Conservative administration at County Hall. We will continue to oppose any future attempts to impose such a large council tax increase on Surrey residents. "Liberal Democrat candidates acro
6 Apr 2017
Sally Symington standing as Lib Dem Candidate for County in Bridgewater and for Borough in Berkhamsted West
Sally Symington has lived near Potten End for twenty years. As Chair of Great Gaddesden Parish Council she campaigned for greater equity in expenditure on rural areas, improvements to the local broadband service, affordable rural housing, sensible and appropriate speed restrictions on rural roads and in particular restrictions on the weight and volume of traffic passing through the small but beautiful hamlet of Water End.
6 Apr 2017