MP launches lottery to raise funds for Beck Pre-School
Local MP Tim Farron visited the Beck Pre-School in Kendal on Friday to chat with the kids and read them a story, before officially launching the pre-school's new lottery.
3 Jul 2017
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Court closure 'short-sighted' - Farron
Today was the last working day for Kendal Magistrates' Court and County Court. Local MP Tim Farron campaigned hard against the closure, and has today expressed his disappointment at the government's "short-sighted" decision to press ahead with the closure, which he says will damage local access to justice.
30 Jun 2017
'Conservative government must listen to teachers' - Farron addresses Headteachers' conference
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron today addressed the summer conference of the Cumbrian Association of Secondary Headteachers in Bowness on Windermere. Tim said that the balanced parliament was an opportunity to force the government to listen to teachers, and reaffirmed his commitment to fighting against the Conservatives' planned cuts.
30 Jun 2017
Massive rise in super-sized primary classes shows need to cancel school cuts - Farron
New figures published today reveal a massive increase in the number of primary school children studying in classes of more than 30 pupils over the last two years. South Lakes MP Tim Farron has accused the Conservatives of treating children like "battery hens" and insisted that the government must cancel the planned cuts to school budgets.
29 Jun 2017
1 in 10 South Lakes families living in fuel poverty
Data released today shows that 1 in 10 households in South Lakeland live in fuel poverty. This equates to more than 3700 South Lakes households, and over 26,000 across Cumbria. The figures show the first increase in fuel poverty since 2008. Local MP Tim Farron has blasted the figures as "shameful".
29 Jun 2017
Public sector workers deserve pay rise now - Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has repeated his call for public sector workers to be given a pay rise, following years of a pay cap that has hit salaries as increases in inflation have left behind increases in pay.
28 Jun 2017