MP wins ambulance return promise
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has won an important victory after the North West Ambulance Service announced that they will allow some ambulances to return to the Westmorland General by the end of the month.
12 Oct 2009
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Home on the Farm schemes hold key to rural housing crisis
Locally-led initiatives such as Tim Farron's Home on the Farm scheme could help solve rural Britain's affordable housing crisis according to the Countryside Alliance's election manifesto.
12 Oct 2009
Government plans for Post Office need to be more ambitious for rural communities
Government plans to expand the financial services role for the Post Office have been welcomed by South Lakes MP Tim Farron, however, Mr Farron has warned the proposals don't do nearly enough to protect post offices in rural communities.
6 Oct 2009
MP JOINS AGE CONCERN TO LOOK AT HOW CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE SHOULD WORK IN THE FUTURE
Local MP Tim Farron joined supporters of Age Concern at the Castle Street Centre in Kendal yesterday to discuss new plans for the care of older people.
6 Oct 2009
Extra funding for bee health research 'step in right direction'
DEFRA's pledge to give an extra £1 million to undertake more research into the health of bees has been welcomed by Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron as a "step in the right direction" for the survival of Britain's bee colonies.
5 Oct 2009
Farron welcomes electronic sheep tagging concessions but warns that sheep numbers will fall unless scheme is dropped
Concessions agreed on the electronic identification of sheep have been welcomed by Liberal Democrat Shadow Defra Secretary Tim Farron MP however, Mr Farron has warned that a significant percentage of the nation's sheep flock could still disappear if EU rules for compulsory electronic identification are introduced
5 Oct 2009