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 across England pay the tax. Tim has been calling for a review of business rates since 2013.
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. Cumbria MP Tim Farron has welcomed these figures and pointed out the desperate need for funding for post-16 school transport for Cumbria.
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 local scale.
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 for their work in halving unemployment.
