MP welcomes action to fix Appleby Road after long campaign
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has thanked local residents and councillors David and Shirley Evans after Cumbria County Council agreed to fix Appleby Road.
24 Jan 2014
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MP says "We must never forget" as he signs Holocaust Memorial Book
Monday 27th January will mark the 69th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death campAuschwitz-Birkenau, the site of the largest mass murder in history.
23 Jan 2014
MP: "Numbers add up for national numeracy initiative"
Local MP Tim Farron is supporting the National Numeracy Initiative, a campaign to reduce the number of adults in the UK with low levels of numeracy by over 1 million in the next five years.
23 Jan 2014
MP welcomes yet another fall in unemployment & 4th lowest jobless rate in the UK
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed todays unemployment figures from the Office of National Statistics, which show a further fall in the number of unemployed people in Westmorland and Lonsdale.
22 Jan 2014
MP steps up radiotherapy fight as bid for new unit is submitted
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has made a formal bid to NHS bosses calling for radiotherapy services to be brought to Westmorland General as soon as possible.
22 Jan 2014
MP presses ministers for more help for people who rent
South Lakes MP Tim Farron yesterday pressed Government Ministers to offer a 'better deal' for tenants in private rented properties.
21 Jan 2014