MP supports campaign to abolish 'up to' broadband charges
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has pledged his support to a campaign to end the unfair practice of charging customers for broadband services 'up to' a certain speed.
18 Apr 2012
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MP holds football surgeries to engage with young people in Kendal
On Thursday local MP Tim Farron held another highly successful day of "Football Surgeries" with young people on three estates in Kendal. Tim played a series of five-a-side games with over a hundred youngsters in Sandylands, Kirkbarrow and Hallgarth.
16 Apr 2012
MP welcomes more money for additional school places in Cumbria
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron has welcomed the announcement that Cumbria will receive an additional £799,599 this year to relieve the pressure on school places.
13 Apr 2012
Farron backs trailblazing plans to cut energy bills in the South Lakes
Local MP Tim Farron is backing a trailblazing plan that could cut the energy bills of South Lakes households.
13 Apr 2012
Farron: inspectors overlooked hospital trust failings
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, has received information that the Care Quality Commission (CQC), one of the regulators looking into the recent failings at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, may have overlooked many serious risks within the hospital trust, less than a year before the trust reached crisis point.
12 Apr 2012
MP helps Witherslack to get the chance of 3G broadband
Local MP Tim Farron has today welcomed news that Witherslack has been shortlisted for a major 3G pilot. Tim has been lobbying hard behind the scenes to make sure that the South Lakes village is put on the shortlist for this project.
9 Apr 2012