MP backs Morecambe Bay funding plan
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today backed a plan to bid for £1.7m funding to reinvigorate Morecambe Bay as a visitor destination from the Coastal Communities Fund.
29 Oct 2014
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Farron joins the 'nation of lifesavers' campaign to save 5,000 lives
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, is urging people to join the campaign to dramatically increase the number of people trained in life-saving CPR and help create a Nation of Lifesavers.
29 Oct 2014
Local MP's 'encouraged' by minister's response on future of the Furness Line
South Lakes MP Tim Farron and Barrow & Furness MP John Woodcock have said they are 'encouraged' by the tone of comments from rail minister Claire Perry on the future of the threatened direct trains between Furness, the South Lakes and Manchester.
29 Oct 2014
Farron welcomes hospital parking announcement at Morecambe Bay
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust will be acting on government guidelines on hospital parking.
29 Oct 2014
Farron: Time to end term time holiday ban
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has echoed a call from the Local Government Association for the ban on term-time holidays from school to be scrapped, so head teachers can take a "common-sense approach".
24 Oct 2014
MP backs the money for life challenge and calls on local groups to get involved
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is encouraging education and training organisations to get involved in the Money for Life Challenge, a national competition to encourage young people to improve their money management skills.
24 Oct 2014
