Following the Government's announcement this week of a new £60million Rural Economy Grant scheme to support rural business, Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron has called on farmers and rural entrepreneurs across the county to apply for funding to support their businesses.
With the news that the rural fuel derogation pilot has started in the Highlands and the Isles of Scilly, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has written to the Chancellor asking him to announce a similar scheme for Cumbria.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that the Network Rail have pleaded guilty to breaching Health & Safety at Work Act over the Cumbrian rail crash at Grayrigg in which one passenger died.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is calling for quick action to stop the spread of a virus which causes miscarriages in sheep, after 74 farms in the U.K were infected.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today sent out a rallying cry for as many people as possible to join him in a march through the centre of Kendal in a bid to bring radiotherapy services to Westmorland General.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron welcomed news that Morecambe Bay is one of 12 schemes that that will share £7.5 million to create wildlife havens, restore habitats and encourage local people to get involved with nature.
