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MP welcomes grant to help restore Cumbria's meadows
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed a grant of £26,441 for The Cumbria Biodiversity Partnership (CBP) to help restore meadows within the National Park.
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Farron to attend NUJ lobby proposed cuts to save BBC Radio Cumbria
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, is today attending a lobby of Parliament by the National Union of Journalists to meet with representatives and listen to their objections over proposals by the BBC to make…
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MP wants to hear from you if you haven't received your Single Farm Payment
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is asking local farmers to get in touch if they have not received their single farm payment from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), so that he can step in and help.
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MP welcomes Minister to Cumbria for Crisis A590 talks
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the news that roads minister Mike Penning has agreed to come to Cumbria and hold talks about safety on the A590.
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MP brokers summit between farmers' president and Deputy Prime Minister
South Lakes MP Tim Farron arranged a meeting late last week between the President of the National Farmers' Union, Peter Kendall and the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, to discuss current major…
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Farron welcomes major step forward in the fight against overian cancer
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today welcomed a giant leap forward by ovarian cancer campaigners in the fight to raise awareness of the disease to help catch the cancer in its earlier stages.
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MP determined to save Windermere air show and to bring it back it better than ever in future
Local MP Tim Farron has today said he is 'determined to do all he can' to help save the much loved Windermere Air Show and allow it continue in the next few years after the 2012 event was pulled.
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Let the people decide: Farron calls for council to go back to local residents after Berners developer pulls out
Local MP Tim Farron has called on South Lakeland District Council to talk to the community about the next steps for the Berners project in Grange after news came to light today that the developers…
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Farron cautions against search and rescue decision
South Lakes MP Tim Farron today warned against premature plans to end Search and Rescue Services from RAF Boulmer in 2015, announced by the Transport Secretary.
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MP backs Cumbria community messaging scheme
Local MP Tim Farron has signed up to a new community messaging scheme allowing local residents to have a single focal point for news from various agencies like Trading Standards, Cumbria Police and…
