MP gets his hands dirty on Grange beach litter pick
South Lakes MP Tim Farron joined forces with local residents on Saturday morning to help clean up the foreshore in Grange.
26 Mar 2018
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MP slams Government decision to reject flood defence plans for Windermere
Local MP Tim Farron has accused the Government of turning their backs on Windermere after it was announced that they had snubbed plans for new flood defences in the area.
26 Mar 2018
‘Where’s the food?’ – MP hits out at Government’s new plan for farming which focuses on everything apart from the industry’s main product
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has blasted the Government's new long-term plan for farming in the UK, for failing to contain any serious mention of food - the industry's main product.
23 Mar 2018
MP’s poverty summit reveals shocking truth of hardship in the South Lakes
The harrowing tales of hardship in the South Lakes were revealed at a poverty summit organised by local MP Tim Farron.
23 Mar 2018
MP – NHS pay rise welcome news but not sustainable unless the health system is funded properly
Commenting on the news that some NHS nurses are set for their first pay rise in eight years, Tim, speaking in the House of Commons, said: "The minimum amount that nurses in South Cumbria would've lost since the pay freeze is £4,306. Given that the average house price in my constituency is 10 times the value of the average nurses' salary, you can see why that has a huge impact on retention and recruitment.
21 Mar 2018
MP calls on Government to act now to prevent closure of Ambleside surgery
Local MP Tim Farron has used Health Questions in Parliament to urge the Department for Health to intervene to avoid the closure of the GP surgery in Ambleside.
20 Mar 2018