Local MP Tim Farron says the government must not jeopardise our children's future through massive cuts to education, as leading industry bodies suggest Cumbria's schools will have their budgets slashed by £17.5 million by 2020.
Local MP Tim Farron has officially reopened Goodacre Carpets following their closure due to the floods.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has challenged Farming Minister George Eustice MP to back Britain's farmers by committing to the single market and ruling out a cut in farm support payments, ahead of a speech on Wednesday to the Northern Farming Conference.
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has accused the Chancellor Phillip Hammond of neglecting Cumbria, as the government looks set to turn down over 90% of the funding bids to boost Cumbrian businesses.
Local MP Tim Farron has congratulated the council for the latest expansion of recycling. Kerbside plastic and card recycling is now being rolled out in Windermere and Bowness.
A leading group of education leaders has issued a stark warning about the financial crisis facing small schools, including almost all Cumbrian primary schools and eleven secondary schools. South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has said these concerns show the government is neglecting small schools in rural areas.
