South Lakes MP Tim Farron is calling for the government to introduce a new 'Warmer Homes, Cheaper Heating' insulation scheme to support residents living in fuel poverty. Figures show that more than 1 in 10 households in Westmorland and Lonsdale live in fuel poverty, and it is thought that cold homes could have been responsible for as many as 17 deaths last year.
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has written to the industry regulator to call for a national investigation as it is revealed that dairy farm incomes have crashed by almost half over the last year.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron joined local campaigners at Arnside railway station on Friday to help spread the message about Fairtrade, as part of their activities during this year's Fairtrade Fortnight.
South Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has said the government should use extra cash to support existing schools which face massive cuts, not to fund an ideologically-driven free schools project.
Schools across Westmorland and Lonsdale are set to see budgets slashed by more than £5.5 million, which could mean the loss of hundreds of teachers, according to the NUT. Local MP Tim Farron has secured a meeting with the Schools Minister next week in order to step up his campaign against school cuts.
With just four weeks left until the deadline, local MP Tim Farron is encouraging all residents who were affected by last winter's floods to apply for a flood grant of up to £5000.