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Russia and Facebook on the menu as MP visits John Ruskin school debating club
South Lakes MP Tim Farron was quizzed on a range of topics as he visited John Ruskin school's lunchtime debating club in Coniston.
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MP gets his hands dirty on Grange beach litter pick
South Lakes MP Tim Farron joined forces with local residents on Saturday morning to help clean up the foreshore in Grange.
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MP slams Government decision to reject flood defence plans for Windermere
Local MP Tim Farron has accused the Government of turning their backs on Windermere after it was announced that they had snubbed plans for new flood defences in the area.
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‘Where’s the food?’ – MP hits out at Government’s new plan for farming which focuses on everything apart from the industry’s main product
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has blasted the Government's new long-term plan for farming in the UK, for failing to contain any serious mention of food - the industry's main product.
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MP’s poverty summit reveals shocking truth of hardship in the South Lakes
The harrowing tales of hardship in the South Lakes were revealed at a poverty summit organised by local MP Tim Farron.
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MP – NHS pay rise welcome news but not sustainable unless the health system is funded properly
Commenting on the news that some NHS nurses are set for their first pay rise in eight years, Tim, speaking in the House of Commons, said: "The minimum amount that nurses in South Cumbria would've…
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MP calls on Government to act now to prevent closure of Ambleside surgery
Local MP Tim Farron has used Health Questions in Parliament to urge the Department for Health to intervene to avoid the closure of the GP surgery in Ambleside.
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MP secures meeting with minister to make case for infrastructure boost for the South Lakes
Local MP Tim Farron has secured a meeting with the business minister, Andrew Griffiths, to make the case for better infrastructure for the South Lakes to help local businesses.
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Local Lib Dem councillors celebrate new affordable homes in Kendal
Local Liberal Democrat councillors have welcomed a new development of 14 affordable homes in Kendal.
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‘Immense pressure from heavy cuts to blame for serious medical mistakes’ – MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron says that heavy cuts made by the Government are the reason behind a recent number of preventable medical mistakes in local hospitals.