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Heron Hill Superheroes

MP meets local student superheroes

Local MP Tim Farron visited Heron Hill Primary School today to celebrate the Big Pedal 2017. To mark the end of the 2017 'Big Pedal' competition, the pupils came dressed as superheroes to raise money for environmental charities.

31 Mar 2017
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GP merger plans ignore rural communities - Farron

Plans for GPs to merge into super-practices could lead to the closure of all but two of South Lakeland's surgeries. The plans, released today, have been slammed by local MP Tim Farron as evidence that the government's health plans ignore rural communities.

31 Mar 2017
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Community tapestry to record Kendal floods

Local residents are invited to take part in an exciting project to record the events of last winter's floods in a tapestry. Local MP Tim Farron has praised the project and encouraged local residents to get involved at two upcoming workshops on the 1st and 19th April.

30 Mar 2017
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MP fights for police widows' pension rights

South Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has put forward a motion in parliament to fight for the pension rights of police widows and widowers, saying that out-of-date rules should not bar them from remarrying. The motion has already attracted cross-party support from almost 30 MPs.

30 Mar 2017
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Secret Tory plan to cut the NHS

South Lakes MP Tim Farron has demanded that senior government minister Sajid Javid MP today use his visit to Kendal to scale back plans to slash local health services.

30 Mar 2017
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