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MP holds all-day advice surgery at Westmorland Show
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will be holding a day long advice surgery at next weeks Westmorland County Show.
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Route to fewer inspections for compliant farmers is good for rural areas says Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the number of farm inspections could be cut for farmers with a good record of compliance under government plans to cut red tape.
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Farron: '2500 children will benefit from early years education in Cumbria by 2014'
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has joined with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to welcome news that 2500 two-year-old children from disadvantaged backgrounds in Cumbria will receive free early years…
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MP: 'Kendal hosts yet another successful Mintfest'
Kendal Mintfest 2013 brought Kendal a mix of over 150 spectacular local and international outdoor entertainers to the streets and has been heralded as a 'major success' by local MP Tim Farron.
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Great win for Lib Dems in Windermere - Colin Jones wins with 61% of the vote!
This morning the Lib Dems are celebrating after they won over 60% of the vote in yesterdays Bowness North by-election. Local family man Colin Jones has been elected onto South Lakeland District…
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MP welcomes Morecambe Bay review move to go wherever to evidence does
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed comments by the Chair of the independent inquiry into failings at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay to Health Service Journal, sayingthat he wants the…
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Farron backs 'scrap VAT on mountain rescue teams' petition
Local MP Tim Farron has backed an e-petition to scrap VAT from Mountain Rescue teams and paid tribute to our 4th emergency service. Local MP Tim Farron has backed an e-petition to scrap VAT from…
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Farron wants to hear from farmers after NFU modulation concern
Local MP Tim Farron has asked to hear from local farmers after a proposal to switch 15% from direct support payments to fund the Rural Development Programme (RDP) has emerged as the biggest concern…
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Farron to attend public meeting on saving GP services in Coniston and Hawkshead
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, is holding a public meeting at John Ruskin School in Coniston this Saturday, 31st August, to discuss the growing threat to NHS funding for rural services.
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Farron comments on Cumbria PCC's intervention in Stuart Hyde's case
Commenting on the news that Stuart Hyde, Cumbria's temporary Chief Constable, is to be asked to resign or retire by the county's police commissioner, local MP Tim Farron has said:
