The Rural Payments Agency must undergo "urgent reform" according to Liberal Democrat Shadow Defra Secretary Tim Farron MP, who has expressed his concern that farmers could continue to pay the penalty…
"Controversial plans to extend the boundaries of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks should only be agreed if residents of the communities involved say 'yes' in a local referendum,"…
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has reacted angrily to news that local NHS bosses do not record vital information on patients who are dead on arrival at hospital - leading to suggestions of a cover-up of…
Local MP Tim Farron today met with Higher Education minister David Lammy MP to raise his concerns about the closure of Ambleside Campus and the impact it will have on South Lakeland.
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.
