Farron - Council bid for potholes cash!
Local MP Tim Farron has called on Cumbria County Council to bid for a major slice of a new £200 million cash fund for councils to repair potholes.
20 Mar 2014
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MP: 'Beetham school is a big pedal winner'
Local MP Tim Farron has today congratulated Beetham Primary School who have won the title of Overall England Winner in the Small Primary category of a national competition.
20 Mar 2014
Budget delivers for Cumbria says Farron
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed today's budget which he believes 'delivers for Cumbria.'
19 Mar 2014
Farron: 'ONS figures show that South Lakeland has lowest unemployment in Britain'
South Lakes MP Tim Farron hailed the figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) that showed that South Lakeland and Eden have the lowest unemployment rates in Great Britain. Tim paid tribute to local businesses for 'backing their staff and their community over the last few years'.
19 Mar 2014
Farron secures promise to change the six day movement rule
Tim met with George Eustice MP, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment yesterday to press for a urgent re-think on the six day rule. Tim was told that the Government plans to phase out the rule by 2017.
19 Mar 2014
Childcare announcement will help thousands of local families
Working families could be paid up to £2,000 per child under a new Government childcare support scheme. The scheme has been championed by South Lakes MP Tim Farron. It is estimated that over 13,000 families in Cumbria will benefit from this policy.
18 Mar 2014