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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.
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Northern's time is up in Cumbria - MP
Reacting to the news that on the day that they tried reintroducing full services on the two South Cumbrian railways lines, Northern have cancelled 7 trains already this morning on the Furness Line,…
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MP urges Government to extend new council tax raising powers to second homes
Following the news that local authorities will be able to substantially increase council tax on empty homes, local MP Tim Farron has written to the Government asking for the same powers to be…
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‘Get Will Up A Hill’ – Paralysed local councillor to climb Helvellyn to raise money for local play areas
Ambleside and Grasmere councillor Will Clark has set his sights on Helvellyn as part of a campaign to raise funds for local play parks.
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MP to host ‘Town Hall meeting’ in Kirkby Lonsdale
Local MP Tim Farron will host his next 'Town Hall meeting' next Wednesday (August 1st) at Lunesdale Hall in Kirkby Lonsdale from 7pm to 9pm.
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Local Lib Dem councillor gains cross-party support for Cumbrian micro-franchise following Northern rail chaos
A local Lib Dem councillor in Kendal has gained cross-party support for a Cumbrian micro rail franchise.
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MP calls on Government to extend farming stewardship schemes post-Brexit
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has tabled a motion in the House of Commons calling on the Department for the Environment to extend the farming stewardship schemes by an initial two years.
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Rail compensation package is slap in the face for passengers – MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has criticised the Government's compensation package for disgruntled Northern commuters for only being available to people with season tickets.
