Local MP Tim Farron has praised local businesses for their efforts after figures released today show that the unemployment rate in Westmorland and Lonsdale is amongst the lowest in the country, with the constituency having the 9th lowest rate of all 650 UK constituencies.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to all primary schools in his constituency to encourage them to take part in the Royal Mail's prestigious national art competition, which could see a local pupil's design approved by the Queen to be the official 2017 Christmas Stamp.
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron is urging dog owners to keep their pets under control to protect livestock, as the cost of dog attacks reported to leading rural insurer NFU Mutual is revealed to have increased by over 50% in 2016.
Local MP Tim Farron was the judge for 'The Great Macular Bake-Off' held at Westmorland General Hospital to help raise funds for the eye unit.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron yesterday attended a meeting with local Head Teachers to discuss the funding crisis facing local schools. The Cumbrian branch of the National Association of Head Teachers, which organised the meeting, estimates that schools in Cumbria face a cut of £23million by 2020. Tim has bid for a parliamentary debate on this issue.
