Working families could be paid up to £1,200 per child under a new Government childcare support scheme. The scheme has been championed by South Lakes MP Tim Farron. Over 17,000 families in Cumbria will benefit from this policy.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the announcement by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) that major funds will be made available to put electricity cables under the ground instead of on overhead pylons across the national park.
As the Big Lottery Fund and ITV launch the 8th year of their Peoples' Millions grants programme, local MP Tim Farron is encouraging community groups from across South Lakeland to get involved and enter the competition to try and win up to £50,000 in funding.
Following months of lobbying by Cumbrian MP Tim Farron, the Government have agreed to adjust the complicated funding formula for schools to prevent a funding crisis in Cumbria's rural schools.
Farmers from the Longsleddale valley met on Monday with local MP Tim Farron, staff from Natural England and the Environment agency as well as NFU rep and Rural and Farming Network (RFN) chair Will Cockbain to look at how ways might be found to minimise damage from flooding in the area.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the Secretary of State has banned gagging clauses in the NHS.