MP launches 11th hour bid to save Ambleside Police Station
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has launched a last minute bid to help save Ambleside Police Station from being sold at auction this coming Tuesday.
6 Jul 2012
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3600 children in Cumbria gain access to free early years education thanks to MP's lobbying
South Lakes MP and Lib Dem Party President Tim Farron has welcomed today's announcement by Children and Families Minister Sarah Teather, that 3600 two-year-old children in Cumbria will be able to access free early years education.
6 Jul 2012
Farron calls on government on condemn actions of dairy processors
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, has used questions to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the House of Commons this morning to call on the Government to take immediate action to help dairy farmers, many of whom have been hit with a second unfair price cut in as many months.
5 Jul 2012
MP invites new BBC Director General to Cumbria for 'Question Time' event with public
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to the new Director General of the BBC today, inviting him to come to Cumbria and meet with BBC staff and members of the public to answer their questions.
5 Jul 2012
MP welcomes Backbarrow Ironworks planning permission
South Lakes MP Tim Farron, Staveley in Cartmel Councillor Sue Sanderson and Cumbria County Councillor Rod Wilson have today welcomed the news that planning permission has been given for new development to complete the Backbarrow Ironworks scheme and have heralded the news as a 'win for the community and for the protection of such an important historical site'.
4 Jul 2012
Farron hails win for forestry campaigners!
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has today hailed the report from the Independent Panel on Forestry that states that Government should not sell off large swathes of publically owned forest, as a huge win for campaigners that have fought tirelessly for over a year.
4 Jul 2012