Farron meets environment chief to demand support for upland farmers
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, this morning met with the Chair of Natural England, Poul Christensen, to discuss the future of funding for the uplands.
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, this morning met with the Chair of Natural England, Poul Christensen, to discuss the future of funding for the uplands.
Local MP Tim Farron has launched a survey for young people in the South Lakes
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has called for targeted action to help young drivers in the countryside, after new research shows rural drivers are more likely to be killed or injured than urban drivers.
The 2012 Annual Report on Fuel Poverty Statistics shows that in the UK, fuel poverty fell from 5.5m households in 2009 to 4.75m in 2010. Locally the report showed that in Westmorland and Lonsdale 23.1% of households are 'fuel poor'.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today backed Which?'s 'Watchdog not Lapdog' campaign. Tim is backing the campaign thanks to the large number of local people from the South Lakes who alerted him to campaign and asked him to back it.
South lakes MP Tim Farron met this week with representatives from the world's largest travel advice website, TripAdvisor, to discuss how tourism in Cumbria can benefit from free travel advice websites.