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Tourists Flock To South Lakes Visitor Attractions
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed a national tourism survey published this week showing the success of visitor attractions in South Lakeland.
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Emergency response times fall short of target in North West
Patients in the North West in a critical condition are consistently left waiting longer than the recommended waiting time for an emergency response, figures released today reveal. South Lakes MP Tim…
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MP welcomes fall in drink-driving incidents
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has welcomed the latest statistics showing that the number of incidents related to drink driving in the North West is going down.
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Government must reassure farmers now - Farron
Today is the day that the UK would run out of food if the country only ate British food from the beginning of the year, according to the NFU. South Lakes MP Tim Farron is calling on the government to…
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Farron: bank closure will hit elderly and disabled
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has slammed HSBC's planned closure of its Windermere branch, pointing out that it would leave elderly and disabled customers without local bank access.
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Flood-hit businesses face sky-high insurance costs - Farron
South Lakes businesses are facing sky-high insurance costs, but are excluded from the government's flagship insurance scheme. Local MP Tim Farron is calling for the scheme to be extended to cover…
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Tens of thousands of police calls go unanswered in Cumbria
Tens of thousands of 101 calls to Cumbria Police have gone unanswered, figures uncovered by South Lakes MP Tim Farron reveal. He has called for "urgent improvement" from Cumbria Police.
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Rural deprivation must not be forgotten - Farron
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has warned the government against overlooking the problem of rural deprivation, as the latest data show that poorer students in Cumbria are less likely than elsewhere to…
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MP Welcomes Flood Grant Advice Centre
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that a free flood grant advice centre will open in the centre of Kendal.
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Lib Dems Gain Seat On Eden Council
Lib Dem Leader and Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has congratulated new councillor Thomas Sheriff on his impressive by-election win last night.
