MP urges Ambleside fight to continue
The campaign to protect the historic Charlotte Mason campus at Ambleside is far from over, says local MP Tim Farron
9 Feb 2010
The campaign to protect the historic Charlotte Mason campus at Ambleside is far from over, says local MP Tim Farron
On the day that the Uplands Entry Level Scheme was finally launched by Defra Minister Huw Irranca Davies, Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesman Tim Farron has described the new scheme as a "welcome step forward" for hill farmers but warned that it would have limitations, with some tenant farmers still not guaranteed to receive funding.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the North West Regional Development Agency to provide support to Ethel Austin and the receivers to keep the brand alive.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will be handing a petition over to parliament tonight calling for an investigation into Cumbria County Council's failure to help local residents to cope with the recent extreme winter weather conditions.
Hilary Benn has been challenged by Liberal Democrat Farming Spokesman Tim Farron over the Government's proposals to charge livestock farmers for dealing with animal disease.
Pensioners in the Milnthorpe, Kirkby Lonsdale, Burton and Holme areas will receive the cold weather payments they are entitled to this winter after pressure from local MP Tim Farron led the Department of Work and Pensions to change the weather station they use for calculating payments in the LA6 and LA7 postcode areas.