Comeback planned for successful campaign to boost Lakes visitor numbers
A successful campaign to boost visitor numbers to the Lakes after Foot and Mouth in 2001 is set to be re-launched by local MP Tim Farron and local business leaders.
25 Feb 2010
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Servicemen set to miss out on election warns Farron
Changes to voting rules which would ensure local servicemen and women from South Lakeland serving abroad have the opportunity to vote in the forthcoming General Election are required urgently, according to local MP Tim Farron.
24 Feb 2010
Farron celebrates success after Tory-led County Council forced to drop on street parking charges
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is celebrating the news that his campaign to stop the county council charging for on-street parking has been successful.
22 Feb 2010
Lib Dem climate change chief joins Farron to push case for hydro in lakes
South Lakes MP Tim Farron was joined this weekend by the Liberal Democrats' shadow secretary of state on climate change on a visit to Grasmere Hostel where the proprietor, Bev Dennison, is seeking to build a new hydro electricity scheme working alongside Gilkes of Kendal.
17 Feb 2010
Mapping guarantee no good without money says Farron
A guarantee from the Rural Payments Agency that they will return disputed maps to farmers in Cumbria by the end of this month isn't enough to help farmers who are still waiting for their payments according to Liberal Democrat Farming Spokesperson Tim Farron MP.
16 Feb 2010
Government is overlooking the importance of agriculture warns Farron
In the month that the UK finally emerged from recession, South Lakeland MP has accused the Government of overlooking one of Cumbria's most important industries - agriculture.
16 Feb 2010