Hundreds of disadvantaged schoolchildren in Cumbria are reaping the benefit of the Pupil Premium, according to local MP Tim Farron. Tim highlighted figures from the education regulator Ofsted which showed a 2.1% increase in attainment for students on the pupil premium.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed a major report urging councils to use 'all the tools at their disposal' to promote safe road sharing between cyclists and drivers.
South Lakes MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming Tim Farron MP has welcomed the news that by 2017 all of central government will commit to buying fresh, locally sourced, seasonal food, so that all food that can be bought locally will be bought locally.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has signed a parliamentary motion calling for further protection for pubs.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron's campaign to bring a radiotherapy unit to Westmorland General Hospital has taken another step forward today.
Commenting on reports in the local media, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has claimed a major victory after new plans emerged for a tunnel under Morecambe Bay as the preferred way of transporting new power cables from Cumbria to the national grid.
