Ian Swales MP for Redcar is continuing his campaign on behalf of ME sufferers by hosting a drop-in event for MPs and Peers today in Parliament. The event, in conjunction with the charity Action for ME, will give Parliamentarians the chance to learn more about the condition and to meet some people affected by the disease.
The announcement by Shepway District Council that they are consulting on a long term high level nuclear waste storage facility on Romney Marsh has been slammed by local Liberal Democrats.
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron is today calling on farmers to make the most of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affair's second round of the Farming & Forestry Improvement Scheme (FFIS) and apply for funding to help support their businesses.
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron today welcomed Government recommendations that the Care Quality Commission's regulatory model be changed following its failure to spot serious problems at the maternity unit at Furness General Hospital following the death of 9 day old baby Joshua Titcombe in November 2008.
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