South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today called on the chief executive of NHS North West, Mike Farrar, to step in and suspend plans which would remove 42% of the work from the Westmorland General Hospital's out-of-hours call centre.
A survey conducted by local MP Tim Farron has revealed that 85% of farmers in the South Lakes have yet to receive their single farm payment for this financial year.
Theydon Bois councillors Roland Frankel and Janet Whitehouse are backing the efforts of the team working to bring Theydon Bois youth centre back into use for local young people.
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron teamed up with a bevy of MPs and Members of the House of Lords to finish seventh in the Westminster Mile for Sport Relief in a time of 6minutes and 45 seconds.
Paul Lewis, Chairman of the Constables' Central Committee of the Police Federation for England and Wales has praised the Liberal Democrats for their commitment to put 3,000 extra police on the street.
Chris Bramall, Liberal Democrat candidate for Stourbridge, has signed up to the Get My Vote campaign launched by learning disability charity Mencap. The idea is to enable more people with learning disabilities to take part in the general election and local elections. Mencap has called for all political parties to ensure their election manifestos are accessible to everyone. In a recent survey, Mencap found that more than 90 percent of the population don't understand complicated phrases used in political literature.