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South Lakeland is top again for business start ups - Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that South Lakeland was the top place in Cumbria for businesses to be created.
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Farron welcomes Defra decision to take immediate action on their troubled online payments system
Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale and Chair of the Hill Farming APPG, has welcomed this morning's announcement that DEFRA will be re-launching their Basic Payment Scheme claim system, with…
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Farron - unemployment is 174 lower than last year
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that unemployment in Westmorland & Lonsdale is 174 people lower than a year ago.
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Farron meets with health minister to discuss radiotherapy centre
SouthLakes MP Tim Farron has met with Health Minister Norman Lamb MP in Westminster yesterday to keep the pressure up for a new radiotherapy centre in Kendal.
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“Budget delivers for the North” says Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed todays Budget announcement, and news that the UK is now the fastest growing of any advanced economy in the world.
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Farron welcomes 20% minimum wage rise for apprentices
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that local apprentices will receive a 20% increase in their pay from October. The announcement is part of a package of measures to increase pay of 1.4…
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Farron welcomes business rate review
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the government has launched the most wide-ranging review of national business rates in a generation - paving the way for changes to how businesses…
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Farron backs 20's plenty campaign for Kendal
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has backed the '20's Plenty for Kendal' campaign, an initiative to pressure local authorities into designating major areas of the town as 20 mile per hour zones.
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91% of Cumbrian 16 and 17 year olds in education, employment or training - MP
More than 91% of Cumbrian 16- and 17-year-olds were actively participating in education, employment or training at the end of December according to figures released by the Department for Education.…
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MP backs Gazette adoption campaign
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the Westmorland Gazette's campaign urging local people to think about adopting a child and 'giving a child a home'.