MP warns of approaching farm payment application deadline
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is urging farmers to make sure they get their Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2014 application in before the end of the window in two weeks' time.
29 Apr 2014
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MP hails record ratings for Kendal chemotherapy and steps up call for radiotherapy
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed research that shows record levels of satisfaction for chemotherapy patients at Westmorland General.
28 Apr 2014
MP and councillors join together to call for Kendal speeding summit
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has joined with local councillors Giles Archibald and Matthew Severn to call for a "Kendal speeding summit", from which they hope major action will come to deal with speeding and traffic issues throughout the town.
26 Apr 2014
Farron welcomes news that the 561 bus route is to be saved
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed news today that the 561 service will continue to operate, after the withdrawal of previous subsidies jeopardised its future.
25 Apr 2014
MP welcomes extra CAP funds for upland farmers
South Lakes MP Tim Farron who is Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group(APPG) on Hill Farming has welcomed the news that moorland farmers who help protect some of England's most treasured landscapes will receive about £26 more a hectare under Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) payments from next year.
25 Apr 2014
MP welcomes funding to tend graves of Victoria Cross winners
The graves of four First World War heroes from Cumbria, including James are to be included in a project which aims to restore the final resting places of Victoria Cross recipients to their former glory.
25 Apr 2014