Farron meets with Vodafone to bring mobile broadband trial to Cumbria
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today met with Vodafone to push ahead with innovative plans to plug the gaps in Cumbrian mobile broadband coverage.
23 May 2012
National News
Farron meets environment chief to demand support for upland farmers
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, this morning met with the Chair of Natural England, Poul Christensen, to discuss the future of funding for the uplands.
23 May 2012
Check your rubbish & recycling day
Chelmsford Council has reorganised its rubbish and recycling days to streamline the service.To check which is your new collection day (and to print off a collection calendar for your road if you don't have one) go to http://chelmsford.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=13679
23 May 2012
The coalition manifesto - how it affects Wiltshire
Wiltshire Council officers have looked at the document to see which bits of it are likely to affect local government. Here are the relevant parts:
22 May 2012
MP launches on-line youth survey
Local MP Tim Farron has launched a survey for young people in the South Lakes
22 May 2012
More Action to Tackle Speeding and Make Local Roads Safer - Average Speed Cameras
As I've written here before, there is no issue raised with me more frequently by local residents than speeding on local roads. This applies in both urban and rural areas, with speeding being the number one issue raised during my summer 'Village Tours' over the past two summers. That's why we're taking real action to actually bring speed down on local roads, especially residential streets, to make them safer for pedestrians, cyclists, motorists and all road users. First, we carried out a speed limit review, which saw around thirty speed limits reduced on local roads, primarily in rural areas (see this link for more: speed limit review). Now we are introducing new average speed cameras to ensure that effective, targeted enforcement takes place to really make our streets safer for people of all ages.
22 May 2012