Local MP Tim Farron today spoke out in Parliament in defence of people in Cumbria living with dementia. Speaking in the debate this afternoon Tim raised the fact that while an additional £1.5million has been given to NHS Cumbria to support people with dementia and their carers, there was as yet no tangible evidence of additional services being provided with that money.
Speaking in Parliament this morning, South Lakes MP Tim Farron today welcomed the Government's u-turn on EU funding for dairy farmers, after Minister Jim Fitzpatrick confirmed that the Government had accepted £25 million in emergency funding following lobbying from the Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesman over many months .
Liberal Democrat Councillors proposed a motion at the October Council meeting to get Spelthorne to sign up to the 10:10 Campaign - but this was rejected by the Conservative Cabinet. 10:10 is a national campaign to get individuals and organisations to to promise to work towards cutting their carbon emissions by 10% in 2010.
The Horton, Havannah and Brenkley Tenants and Residents Association is hoping to raise funds to renew the play equipment on the recreation field.
Commenting on proposals set out in the Government's draft Animal Health Bill today which would see livestock farmers pay half the cost of preparing for animal disease outbreaks, Ludlow Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Heather Kidd said:
E-waste is the term for discarded computer equipment, e.g. monitors, printers, hard drives and circuit boards. They contain toxic substances and shouldn't be thrown out with household rubbish.