Schools Minister David Laws MP and South Lakes MP Tim Farron have today announced that Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale and Arnside National CofE School will receive a major share of a £370 million school buildings fund.
Twenty supply chain projects from across the country will benefit from a total of £67 million of government investment. It has been announced that this will include Siemens in Ulverston. South Lakes MP Tim Farron thinks this grant will help South Cumbria and South Lakeland has a real opportunity to grow its supply chain.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has said that a major package of funding to improve cycling on the A590 will hopefully save lives. The announcement is the latest tranche of funding to try and make the A590 safer for motorists, residents and cyclists.
Two local churches will be sharing £138,000 of funding from The Listed Places of Worship: Roof Repair Fund. The money is for urgent repairs to public places of worship across the UK. St Cuthbert's Church, Kentmere and The Church of St John the Evangelist, Levens will both benefit from the scheme.
Figures released today by the Department for Business show that 29,250 apprenticeship placements have been created since 2010 in Cumbria. The information also shows that in the last six months 450 apprenticeship roles have been created in Westmorland. Local MP Tim Farron has hailed the news and said that this is a vital step on our way to 'creating better paid jobs in our area'.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has expressed his surprise that the Falconer review of maternity services hardly mentions the Helme Chase unit and has called the report a 'serious missed opportunity'.
