Unemployment figures are good news for the South Lakes - Farron
Figures released today show that our area has the third lowest unemployment in the UK. The news has been welcomed by South Lakes MP Tim Farron.
12 Nov 2014
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Farron: 22,000 apprenticeships created in Cumbria
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has thanked local businesses after figures showed that since 2010 over 22,000 apprenticeships have been created in Cumbria.
11 Nov 2014
Tim encourages Cumbrians to become a charity trustee
At the start of Trustees' Week, which runs from 10 -16 November, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has thanked local charity staff, volunteers and trustees for their dedicated work in running organisations throughout the South Lakes. Tim is also urging local residents with specific skills in high demand like book-keeping, project management and senior management experience to look at becoming a trustee.
11 Nov 2014
MP welcomes 2015 Comic Arts festival dates being announced
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that Kendal's Comic Arts Festival has announced its 2015 dates. The third Annual Lakes Comic Art Festival will be held from 16 to 18 October 2015.
10 Nov 2014
MP welcomes news that government ditches war widows penalty
South Lakes MP Tim Farron welcomed the government's decision to address an anomaly which meant that a small number of War Widows and Widowers were not receiving their pension entitlement.
10 Nov 2014
Lifesaver for Dallam pool!
SOUTH Cumbria's only open-air swimming pool has been thrown a £50,000 lifeline following a two-year closure and fears it would never open again.
7 Nov 2014