Local MP Tim Farron & MEP Chris Davies have today hailed a government announcement that funding for Mountain Rescue has been safeguarded. At Transport Questions at the House of Commons this morning, ministers announced that the funding secured in 2011 will be protected.
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.
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.
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed today's budget which he believes 'delivers for Cumbria.'
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'.
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.
