Continuing in his campaign to prevent Cumbria's Teaching Assistants from receiving a 30% drop in pay at the hands of Cumbria County Council, Tim Farron MP has succeeded in getting local government minister Bob Neill MP, to agree to meet with himself, Cumbrian teaching assistants and the county council to help mediate and find a solution.
South Lakeland MP, Tim Farron, has hailed the Storth Community Cooperative Ltd in Storth and Growing Well in Kendal for their success at this year's Countryside Alliance Awards.
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has welcomed yesterday's government announcement on the replacement Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) policy, which was shaped by South Lakeland students at Tim's recent Youth Forum.
Following the announcement of an additional £6.2million from the Government to fix the potholes in Cumbria's roads Liberal Democrat MP, Tim Farron, has pledged to get involved and physically help the highways authorities to make the repairs, but only if the Conservative Cumbria County Council ensure that the South Lakes gets its fair share of the investment.
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the tremendous level of local support shown to Teaching Assistants across South Lakeland, with the collection of 1,172 signatures from constituents who are backing the campaign to stop the 30% cut in teaching assistant wages.
Local MP Tim Farron has today thanked local residents for their overwhelming response to his 'Save our buses' campaign.