Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, has today hailed Will Cockbain as it was announced last week that he is standing down from his position as Uplands spokesperson for the National Farmers Union (NFU) after 8 years to take up a position on the Board of Natural England.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron and County Councillor Clare Feeney-Johnson are backing a campaign led by local residents on Hunters Croft to get Kendal's 30 mile per hour (mph) zone extended to cover the junction of their road and the Shap Road.
Following this morning's announcement by Liberal Democrat Transport Minister, Norman Baker, Tim has welcome news that the Government will be investing an additional £11million in the Green Bus Fund.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has said today said that 'another key piece of Cumbria's economic recovery has fallen into place as news was announced that Cumbria has been named as one of five pilot Rural Growth Networks to receive a share of millions of pounds worth of funding from DEFRA aimed at boosting rural businesses.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to remove all post-Chernobyl controls and associated regulation on sheep farms in the UK.
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has today congratulated South Lakeland District Council on landing a half-a-billion pound investment to Ulverston. Tim has heralded the investment by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as a major sign of business confidence in the South Lakes.