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MP packs Christmas shoeboxes
South Lakes MP Tim Farron joined volunteers in Kendal as they prepared gift-filled shoeboxes for their journey to children in Romania.
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Final EU hurdle to superfast broadband in Cumbria cleared
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the news that the final hurdle to UK's rural rollout of fast broadband has been cleared as the EU has given the £530million scheme the green light…
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MP calls on government to press ahead with action on Sky lanterns
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has tabled a motion in Parliament calling for quick action following the Government's report into the effects of Chinese Sky Lanterns on farmers' property and livestock.
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Farron presses Deputy Prime Minister on unelected National Park Authorities
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has used a question session in the House of Commons to press the Deputy Prime Minister to introduce directly elected positions on National Park authorities to ensure…
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Farron welcomes fair trade watchdog for Farmers
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron spoke yesterday in the debate in the House of Commons during the second reading of the Grocery Codes Adjudicator Bill, welcoming the measures which will play an important role…
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MP calls for Govt backed Cumbrian hydro strategy
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has used a Parliamentary Question to the Department of Energy and Climate Change to call for a new hydro energy strategy and to put Cumbria at the heart of it.
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'Send George Osborne a postcard from the Lakes, telling him to stop the Fuel Tax Rise' - Farron
Local MP Tim Farron has today written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer calling on him to axe the planned 3p fuel duty rise in his Autumn Statement in early December. But Tim's message wasn't…
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Farron encourages 'At risk' patients to get a flu jab this winter
South Lakes MP Tim Farron this week visited the Helme Chase Pharmacy in Kendal to receive his flu jab to launch a campaign to encourage people who are either at risk, or who come into contact with at…
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Farron calls for protection for small businesses in new building maintenance arrangements
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on Cumbria County Council to ensure that small businesses do not lose out under changes to the Council's process for managing building maintenance contracts. The…
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Farron welcomes 'Lifeline' for Post Offices
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the announcement that the Post Office Ltd is to be awarded a contract to provide tax discs and driving licenses expected to be worth £450 million over the…
