CANCER CARE TRIATHLON LAUNCH
Local MP Tim Farron will launch the fundraising campaign for his sponsored triathlon in support of CancerCare. The triathlon will take place on the 11th July.
18 May 2009
News
Farron praises action of local mortgage lender and calls on Government to instruct national lenders to follow suit
Local MP Tim Farron's campaign to protect the provision of affordable housing for local residents in South Lakeland took a step forward this week after Furness Building Society agreed to lend up to 90% on affordable homes in South Lakeland.
18 May 2009
Calling notice for Tim Farron MP
This Saturday local MP Tim Farron will be judging a caricature competition at Low Foulshaw Farm in Kendal. Ten budding artists will draw their own caricature of the MP, who will then nominate a winning picture based on artistic merit and humorous observation.
14 May 2009
Sainsbury's Profit Announcement Reinforces Need for Supermarket Regulator-Farron
Sainsbury's today announced underlying their profits have risen 11 per cent in a year to £542m as sales increased with more people buying from cheaper product ranges. Liberal Democrat Defra Spokesperson Tim Farron MP has reiterated his call for an Independent Supermarket Regulator to ensure these profits are passed on to farmers.
13 May 2009
Defra forced to return £200million in farm payments to EU
Figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed that Defra has been forced to return more than £200 million to the European Union over the last five years for breaches of the UK's Common Agricultural Policy requirements.
13 May 2009
"Residents must be given fair hearing over windfarm proposals" - Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has demanded that the views of local residents are not ignored over plans to build a windfarm at Sillfield near Kendal.
13 May 2009