Yesterday Vince Cable announced to MP's that the Low Pay Commission has recommended a 3% increase in the minimum wage to £6.50 an hour for adults from October. This news has been welcomed by South Lakes MP Tim Farron who has been campaigning for an increase in recent months.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has praised councillors Heidi Halliday and Vivienne Rees who spearheaded a community campaign to secure investment for the Waterhead area of Ambleside.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, will start publishing staffing levels from April. Tim said this is 'another welcome step in restoring public confidence'.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed an extra £2.86 million of government money for superfast broadband will help business start-ups and job creation in some of Cumbria's hardest to reach rural areas.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today congratulated Lib Dem run South Lakeland District Council for proposing to freeze council tax for a record fourth year in a row.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is asking South Lakeland's community football clubs to bid for a share of the FA's £102million grant fund to improve pitches, pavilions, and lighting.
