The Government should be looking to invest in Britain's uplands as a carbon sink to fight climate change according to Liberal Democrat Shadow Defra Secretary of State Tim Farron MP.
Iconic local products such as the Cumberland and Westmorland sausage should be protected from substandard foreign imports by "honest" country of origin labelling according to Liberal Democrat Rural…
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will meet University of Cumbria vice-chancellor Peter McCaffery on Monday afternoon just 48 hours before a crucial university academic board meeting which will decide the…
Road users in South Lakeland are being punished by the Government's decision to increase the rateable values applied to petrol stations, according to MP Tim Farron who has warned that rural petrol…
The Government should be investing in promoting tourism across Cumbria to show that the Lake District remains "open for business" in the wake of last months floods according to South Lakeland MP Tim…
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has criticised the announcement by the Chancellor in today's Pre Budget Statement that all public sector workers will get a 1% pay rise.
The Government must start giving British farmers more support to allow "farmers to farm", according to Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesperson Tim Farron, who was commenting after official…
Figures uncovered by the Shadow Secretary of State for Defra Tim Farron MP have revealed that huge estate owners are claiming millions of pounds in EU payments at the expense of small family farms.
Local MP Tim Farron has today written to the Chief Inspector of Ofsted calling on them to cut red tape, allow successful child minders like those at Coniston to do their job and not leave the…
Local MP Tim Farron has today called on the Government to ensure that South Lakeland receives the full range of ITV channels.
