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Farron launches Marie Curie daffodil appeal 2012
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, was at the Why Not Alpaca Farm in Sedbergh yesterday morning to launch Marie Curie Cancer Care's Great Daffodil Appeal across the county.
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Farron calls on farmers to benefit from £60 million fund
Following the Government's announcement this week of a new £60million Rural Economy Grant scheme to support rural business, Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron has called on farmers and rural entrepreneurs…
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Tim calls for rural fuel duty cut
With the news that the rural fuel derogation pilot has started in the Highlands and the Isles of Scilly, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has written to the Chancellor asking him to announce a similar scheme…
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MP welcomes news that Network Rail have indicated that they will plead guilty over Grayrigg
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that the Network Rail have pleaded guilty to breaching Health & Safety at Work Act over the Cumbrian rail crash at Grayrigg in which one passenger died.
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MP calls for urgent sheep virus wisdom as farmers face anxious lambing season
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is calling for quick action to stop the spread of a virus which causes miscarriages in sheep, after 74 farms in the U.K were infected.
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4 days till radiotherapy march - MP issues rallying cry
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today sent out a rallying cry for as many people as possible to join him in a march through the centre of Kendal in a bid to bring radiotherapy services to Westmorland…
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MP welcomes 600k for new wildlife haven
South Lakes MP Tim Farron welcomed news that Morecambe Bay is one of 12 schemes that that will share £7.5 million to create wildlife havens, restore habitats and encourage local people to get…
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'We need superfast broadband or we could be left behind' says MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today publicly called on the County Council to make sure that Cumbria gets the superfast broadband it needs and that the broadband rollout project does not become a…
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Comment from Tim Farron on resignation of Morecambe Bay NHS trust Chief Executive Tony Halsall
New leadership needed at South Lakes & North Lancashire hospital trust
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Lib Dems freeze council tax to help people in the South Lakes
Last night the Liberal Democrats on South Lakeland District Council voted to freeze the Council Tax for the coming year to help residents across the our area.
