The Liberal Democrats will tomorrow put down an amendment to the Queen's Speech calling for a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, so that the British people can have a proper debate about the future of Britain's relationship with the EU.
Local MP Tim Farron asked the Secretary of State for Health, Alan Johnson about the provision of NHS dentistry in Ambleside and the surrounding region during Health Questions in the House of Commons today.
Local MP, Tim Farron has written to Stephen Dalton, the Chief Executive of the Cumbria Partnership NHS Trust to demand that he provides a firm date on which Ward 4, which was temporarily closed earlier this year, will be reopened. Mr Farron has spoken to and received a number of letters from concerned constituents who have suffered since the closure of ward 4. Since the closure of Ward 4, some patients have been inappropriately sent home and others have been sent for treatment in Barrow, which leaves them very isolated from their friends and family.
Responding to the announcement that the bird flu outbreak in East Anglia is the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain, local MP Tim Farron said:
kentnews.co.uk report that the future of the International Hockey Festival is in the balance after Kent and Sussex Regional league umpires deemed the facilities at Folkestone's Cheriton Road ground unplayable.
The Audit Commission have agreed that the Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) re-assessment of Shepway Council can go ahead early next year. Shepway were classified as a "Weak" Council in 2004.