South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that Kendal Town Council has given £4,000 to the town's Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB). The grant was approved earlier this week by the council's grants committee, chaired by Cllr Matt Severn, and adds to money already given by South Lakeland District Council.
In advance of a public meeting being held in Windermere tonight, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to key councillors asking them to throw out plans to introduce on-street parking charges.
A major tax-free childcare package will help 13,140 families in Cumbria, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has said today.
New rules unveiled by the government will help pub tenants battling to pay rent or beer costs in Cumbria, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has said today.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that his long term campaign to democratise our National Parks has made a big step forward. Today the Government announced that in the next legislative session it will bring forward a draft bill, proposing legislation in this area.
Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, is encouraging local schools to put on money lessons this June, to give their pupils a head-start in financial education before it becomes a compulsory part of the new National Curriculum in September. The move comes in advance of this year's My Money Week (9 to 15 June), run by national financial education charity pfeg (Personal Finance Education Group).