Farron - unemployment is 174 lower than last year
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that unemployment in Westmorland & Lonsdale is 174 people lower than a year ago.
19 Mar 2015
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Farron meets with health minister to discuss radiotherapy centre
SouthLakes MP Tim Farron has met with Health Minister Norman Lamb MP in Westminster yesterday to keep the pressure up for a new radiotherapy centre in Kendal.
19 Mar 2015
“Budget delivers for the North” says Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed todays Budget announcement, and news that the UK is now the fastest growing of any advanced economy in the world.
18 Mar 2015
Farron welcomes 20% minimum wage rise for apprentices
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that local apprentices will receive a 20% increase in their pay from October. The announcement is part of a package of measures to increase pay of 1.4 million people in the UK.
17 Mar 2015
Farron welcomes business rate review
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the government has launched the most wide-ranging review of national business rates in a generation - paving the way for changes to how businesses across England pay the tax. Tim has been calling for a review of business rates since 2013.
17 Mar 2015
Farron backs 20's plenty campaign for Kendal
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has backed the '20's Plenty for Kendal' campaign, an initiative to pressure local authorities into designating major areas of the town as 20 mile per hour zones.
12 Mar 2015