Farron continues fight for BBC Radio Cumbria!
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, has taken the fight against BBC Radio Cumbria funding cuts to the new Chairman of the BBC Trust.
8 Apr 2011
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Farron demands Cumbria stops teaching assistant pay cut as new figures put county council on defensive
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today demanded that Cumbria County Council call a halt to their pay cuts for teaching assistants after it was revealed that no other shire county council was making such savage cuts to teaching assistants' pay.
7 Apr 2011
'Fair trade for British farmers' says Farron!
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron has used a debate in Parliament to step up his campaign for a Grocery Codes Adjudicator to ensure that farmers are paid a fair price for their produce.
5 Apr 2011
Farron welcomes £26 million extra for NHS in Cumbria
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, has welcomed an additional £26 million for the NHS in Cumbria - which will help improve the likelihood of radiotherapy treatment coming to Kendal. The money will also support key Government priorities such as support for carers' breaks, the Cancer Drugs Fund, investment in talking therapies for those with mental health conditions, and 4,200 extra health visitors.
5 Apr 2011
Over 1,500 South Lakeland residents stop paying Income Tax today
Over 1,500 of the lowest paid workers in South Lakeland will stop paying income tax today thanks to the Liberal Democrats, local MP Tim Farron has revealed.
5 Apr 2011
Farron wins meeting with Minister to discuss Teaching Assistants pay
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.
4 Apr 2011