MP Tim Farron will this Saturday take to the hills around Cartmel to compete in the Ultimate Sticky Toffee 16KM Challenge to raise funds for a local charity campaign hoping to raise enough money to redevelop the playground in Allithwaite village.
Coastguard chiefs have yielded to pressure to restore the Arnside Coastguard by offering jet skis as a temporary replacement for the Arnside rescue boat; however local MP Tim Farron remains unsatisfied and has described the decision as a "sticking plaster" solution.
Speaking ahead of the Commission for Rural Communities' two-day hearing in Alnwick, Northumberland which will be examining the challenges facing the UK's upland communities, Liberal Democrat Defra Spokesperson Tim Farron MP has called on the inquiry to help secure a better future for hill farmers.
As the University of Cumbria prepares to welcomes Dr Peter McCaffery as its new Vice Chancellor, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has issued the incoming Vice Chancellor with a challenge to save the Ambleside Campus.
Local MP Tim Farron is hoping to move his campaign to raise awareness about ovarian cancer on to the next stage by securing a debate in Parliament following the success of his Early Day Motion which has been signed by over 45 MPs from across all parties.
Tim Farron is one of three MPs leading a national inquiry into the lack of adequate training for care home staff working with people with dementia. Speaking ahead of the first of two evidence sessions this afternoon examining the current standard of care available for dementia sufferers in the UK, Mr Farron has highlighted the importance of providing the highest level of care.
