MP calls on regional development agency to safeguard jobs at Ethel Austin
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the North West Regional Development Agency to provide support to Ethel Austin and the receivers to keep the brand alive.
9 Feb 2010
National News
Farron hands petition to parliament calling for a full emergency plan following recent gritting fiasco
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will be handing a petition over to parliament tonight calling for an investigation into Cumbria County Council's failure to help local residents to cope with the recent extreme winter weather conditions.
9 Feb 2010
Breaking down the barriers and getting back to work in 2010
A new awareness campaign has been launched featuring two residents from the borough who have successfully found work as a result of Workroutes.
8 Feb 2010
Brown and Cameron are the real roadblocks to reform - Clegg
Nick Clegg will today [Monday] challenge the other two party leaders to agree an emergency programme of political reform.
8 Feb 2010
Liberal Democrats launch campaign to save care homes
Local Liberal Democrats have launched a campaign to save local care homes.
8 Feb 2010
Free Theatre Tickets Scheme Is An Absolute Shambles Says Kidd
Despite the Government's pledge to give away 1 million free theatre tickets over 2 years, 10 months into the scheme just 177,000 tickets have been made available, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
8 Feb 2010