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Farron calls for review of parking in Oxenholme village
Parking and traffic problems in Oxenholme village are getting worse according to Tim Farron who has surveyed local residents to listen to their views.
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MP's football surgeries kick off this Wednesday
This Wednesday Tim Farron will be holding his 'football surgeries' at play areas throughout Kendal.
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Government to fast-track local health cuts
South Cumbria is one of six areas across the country where the government has chosen to fast-track plans for vast cuts. Last week a senior Conservative minister refused to rule out cuts to local…
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MP demands compensation for Staveley businesses
Local MP Tim Farron has written to the government to demand compensation for businesses in Staveley which have seen trade hit by the closure of the bridge for a year and a half.
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Cumbrian conservatives fail to back call for more social care funding
Social care is not safe in the hands of the Conservatives, according to Cumbrian Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives today were in disarray as they failed to back a Lib Dem call for more social care…
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MP pays tribute to police following armed arrests
Local MP Tim Farron has paid tribute to the police following an incident today which saw armed police arrest six people in Grange-over-Sands.
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MP welcomes cash for school repairs but warns of 'vast cuts' to come
Fourteen schools in Cumbria, including five in South Lakeland, are among those which have been awarded cash to upgrade school buildings that are in poor condition or have health and safety concerns.…
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Farron calls for immediate bird-flu review for free range chickens
Today local MP Tim Farron has written to the Environment Secretary calling for an immediate review into the emergency housing of free range chickens in South Lakeland.
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Station taxi rank saved following pressure from local MP
Virgin Trains and Network Rail have today agreed to scrap plans to vastly reduce the size of the taxi rank at Oxenholme Train Station.
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Farron presses NHS boss over radiotherapy commitment
Local MP Tim Farron has today written to NHS boss Simon Stevens to press him on a commitment to provide high-quality radiotherapy treatments to cancer patients "wherever they live".