Farron gives backing to 'Warm Homes Bill'
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has pledged to be in Parliament tomorrow to give his support to a new parliamentary bill aimed at ending fuel poverty.
19 Mar 2009
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KENDAL CANCER UNIT MOVES A STEP CLOSER
MP Tim Farron today had a high level meeting with NHS Cumbria's Chief Executive, Sue Page where the two discussed progress towards the development of a new Cancer Unit at Westmorland General Hospital.
19 Mar 2009
MP takes part in Cartmel Ultimate Sticky Toffee 16KM Challenge
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.
19 Mar 2009
Under pressure Coastguard chiefs offer jet skis as replacement for Arnside rescue boat
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.
18 Mar 2009
Uplands Inquiry must secure better future for hill farmers-Farron
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.
18 Mar 2009
MP asks new Vice Chancellor of University Cumbria to scrap plans to downgrade Ambleside campus
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.
18 Mar 2009