South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that local apprentices will receive a 20% increase in their pay from October. The announcement is part of a package of measures to increase pay of 1.4…
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the government has launched the most wide-ranging review of national business rates in a generation - paving the way for changes to how businesses…
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has backed the '20's Plenty for Kendal' campaign, an initiative to pressure local authorities into designating major areas of the town as 20 mile per hour zones.
More than 91% of Cumbrian 16- and 17-year-olds were actively participating in education, employment or training at the end of December according to figures released by the Department for Education.…
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the Westmorland Gazette's campaign urging local people to think about adopting a child and 'giving a child a home'.
Tim Farron hosted his eleventh Youth Forum last week, which provides an opportunity for young people from across the constituency to meet with Tim and discuss various topics on both a national and…
Figures published by the House of Commons Library and Durham University show that since 2010, the unemployment rate in Westmorland & Lonsdale has fallen by 54.6%. Tim has thanked local businesses…
South Lakes MP Tim Farron and Culture Chief councillor Chris Hogg have both praised Kendal Food festival, held in the town last weekend.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has praised the pub and brewing sector as a 'major driver' of our economy. Figures show that local pubs and breweries 'top up' our economy by over £60 million per year.
Lib Dem FCO spokesperson Tim Farron has urged the Foreign Secretary to publically condemn the human rights abuses of the Saudi Arabian Government, following the sentencing of a women who was…
