MP backs council proposals for scenic new Kendal path
Local MP Tim Farron is backing plans for a £150,000+ project to create a new cycleway along the route of the former Lancaster Canal.
24 Nov 2016
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£90 insurance tax hike for hard-pressed families
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has condemned the government's decision to sneak an insurance tax hike into yesterday's Autumn Statement, which will leave the typical family to fork out an additional £90 a year compared to 2015.
24 Nov 2016
Farron: RPA boss must deliver on payment promises
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has insisted that the Rural Payments Agency must live up to its promises, following the appearance of its boss Mark Grimshaw in parliament yesterday. Tim has also highlighted the plight of commons farmers who are still to receive this year's payment.
23 Nov 2016
Autumn statement lets Cumbria down
Local MP Tim Farron has commented on today's autumn statement.
23 Nov 2016
Farron calls for two new ambulances for South Lakeland
Local MP Tim Farron has reiterated his call for two extra ambulances for the South Lakes following a meeting with the chief executive of the North West Ambulance Service yesterday. Tim will write to health commissioners to call for two additional ambulances for the area - one to be based in Kendal and one in Windermere.
22 Nov 2016
Autumn statement must invest in Cumbria - Farron
Ahead of the government's Autumn Statement on Wednesday, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has set out what he believes the government should announce to help Cumbria's communities. Tim is calling for investment for schools, the NHS and rural broadband, and for the government to deliver on its promises about the flood defence scheme for the River Kent.
22 Nov 2016