Local poultry farmers are losing out because of poor regulation on their foreign competitors, says South Lakes MP, Tim Farron. Tim is today calling on the Government to adopt a firmer attitude towards EU member states who are failing to enforce regulations on improved animal welfare and in the process reduce the number of battery-farmed eggs appearing in UK shops and supermarkets.
This afternoon local MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that Kendal and Dalton-in-Furness are among the latest communities to be included in the company's £2.5 billion roll-out of fibre broadband. It will take the number of Cumbria homes and businesses being served by the new super-fast network to around 48,000 residents.
On the eve of the Yorkshire Dales National Park authority meeting tomorrow where the future of 72 Main Street is decided, local MP Tim Farron has called on board members to 'back the bid' of local residents who want to take over the building and put it in trust for the community.
Local MP Tim Farron has today written to the south of Cumbria coroner; asking him to help uncover the truth of the impact of removing coronary care and other acute services from Westmorland General Hospital.
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that the government has secured an agreement that 8 million sheep born before 1 January 2010 will not be required to be electronically tagged until 31 December 2014 at the earliest. However, Tim has cautioned that much more must be done to tackle the huge burdens brought on farmers by unnecessary electronic sheep tagging rules.
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, has signed the National Union of Journalists' (NUJ) campaign postcard in response to the BBC's 'Delivering Quality First' consultation.