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Lib Dem councillors to hold advice surgery in Grange Library
Local Lib Dem councillors in Grange will be holding an advice surgery at the Library from 10am-12pm next Saturday (8th September).
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MP calls for Northern to follow Thameslink and Great Northern and extend compensation to non-season ticket holders
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has urged Northern to follow the lead of other rail companies after they extended their rail compensation schemes to people who don't have season tickets.
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Lib Dems publish plans to cut taxes for businesses by a quarter in South Lakeland
The Liberal Democrats have published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system, cutting taxes for businesses by 25% in South Lakeland.
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New report on children self-harming shows far more needs to be done to help prevent mental health issues at early age - MP
Responding to a report from The Children's Society which found that nearly a quarter of 14-year-old girls in the UK said they had self-harmed, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said:
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Government neglect of further education in pay announcement is letting down our young people - MP
Local MP Tim Farron has accused the Government of letting down young people in South Cumbria after they decided to exclude further education colleges from their new funding announcement for education.
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MP encourages local businesses to enter compettion to find the country’s best small shop
Local MP Tim Farron is calling on small shops in the South Lakes to enter the 'Best Small Shops Competition' for a chance to be recognised in an awards ceremony at the Houses of Parliament.
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MP launches petition calling for the UK to have a world class radiotherapy service accessible for all cancer patients
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has started a petition callin g for the UK to have a world class radiotherapy service accessible for all cancer patients.
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MP supports charity’s call for care after breast cancer
Local MP Tim Farron has backed a leading charity's call for people to receive the support they need to live well beyond breast cancer.
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MP calls for emergency support package for farmers to help deal with summer drought
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has urged the Government to deliver a support package to farmers that provides additional feed and access to emergency water supplies during the current drought.
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Price drop in medicine payments could be final straw for community pharmacies after waves of Government cuts - MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has warned that a new price drop in medicine payments could potentially see the end for local community pharmacies, after years of heavy Government cuts to the industry.
