MP backs Gazette adoption campaign
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the Westmorland Gazette's campaign urging local people to think about adopting a child and 'giving a child a home'.
12 Mar 2015
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MP holds annual youth forum
Tim Farron hosted his eleventh Youth Forum last week, which provides an opportunity for young people from across the constituency to meet with Tim and discuss various topics on both a national and local scale.
11 Mar 2015
MP: Unemployment is down 54% since 2010
Figures published by the House of Commons Library and Durham University show that since 2010, the unemployment rate in Westmorland & Lonsdale has fallen by 54.6%. Tim has thanked local businesses for their work in halving unemployment.
11 Mar 2015
'Kendal food festival cooks up a storm' say Farron & Hogg
South Lakes MP Tim Farron and Culture Chief councillor Chris Hogg have both praised Kendal Food festival, held in the town last weekend.
10 Mar 2015
Pub sector tops up local economy by £62 million - Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has praised the pub and brewing sector as a 'major driver' of our economy. Figures show that local pubs and breweries 'top up' our economy by over £60 million per year.
10 Mar 2015
Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesperson Tim Farron condemns punishment for Saudi rape victim
Lib Dem FCO spokesperson Tim Farron has urged the Foreign Secretary to publically condemn the human rights abuses of the Saudi Arabian Government, following the sentencing of a women who was gang-raped to 200 lashes.
9 Mar 2015