MP welcomes £1.42M investment in Ambleside youth hostel
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that YHA (Youth Hostel Association) are investing £1.42 million in the hostel in Ambleside at Waterhead.
12 Dec 2012
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MP calls for action on Crooklands and Endmoor power cuts
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on Electricity North West to create an 'Action Plan' to fix the recurring problem of black outs in South Lakeland villages.
11 Dec 2012
Farron calls for Cumbrian superfast broadband network to deliver for businesses
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on BT and Cumbria County Council to make sure that the planned roll out for superfast broadband delivers for local businesses.
11 Dec 2012
Farron calls on govt to renegotiate PFI contracts to protect Cumbrian patients
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron this morning used Treasury Questions to call on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to renegotiate damaging existing Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts to ensure more money spent by the NHS goes on patients, not into the pockets of private investors.
11 Dec 2012
42,970 people in South Lakeland see their tax bills cut - Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the news that 39,400 working people have received a tax cut in South Lakeland and that 3,390 people have been taken out of paying income tax altogether.
10 Dec 2012
MP welcomes sharp teeth for supermarket watchdog
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron this afternoon welcomed news that Liberal Democrat Minister Jo Swinson has decided to make an amendment to the Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill to grant the Adjudicator the power to impose fines from day 1.
5 Dec 2012