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MP calls for home hospice care in the South Lakes

Local MP Tim Farron has today launched a major new campaign to try and bring 'hospice at home at night' services to the South Lakes.

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Farron meets with Vodafone to bring mobile broadband trial to Cumbria

South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today met with Vodafone to push ahead with innovative plans to plug the gaps in Cumbrian mobile broadband coverage.

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Farron meets environment chief to demand support for upland farmers

Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, this morning met with the Chair of Natural England, Poul Christensen, to discuss the future of funding for the uplands.

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MP launches on-line youth survey

Local MP Tim Farron has launched a survey for young people in the South Lakes

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Farron calls for action after research shows young rural driver drivers most at risk

Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has called for targeted action to help young drivers in the countryside, after new research shows rural drivers are more likely to be killed or injured than urban drivers.

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MP: 'We must do more to end fuel poverty'

The 2012 Annual Report on Fuel Poverty Statistics shows that in the UK, fuel poverty fell from 5.5m households in 2009 to 4.75m in 2010. Locally the report showed that in Westmorland and Lonsdale…

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MP takes local campaign for financial watchdog to Westminster

South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today backed Which?'s 'Watchdog not Lapdog' campaign. Tim is backing the campaign thanks to the large number of local people from the South Lakes who alerted him to…

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Farron meets with TripAdvisor to promote South Lakes tourism

South lakes MP Tim Farron met this week with representatives from the world's largest travel advice website, TripAdvisor, to discuss how tourism in Cumbria can benefit from free travel advice…

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Farron calls for ambitious tidal energy scheme across Morecambe Bay

South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, has used Business Questions in the House of Commons to call for a debate to discuss the possibility of a future large-scale tidal energy scheme across Morecambe Bay.

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Fairtrade for British farmers - Farron

Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, has this afternoon spoken in a debate in the House of Commons on the Queen's Speech and the Cost of Living, to support the Government plans for a Grocery Codes Adjudicator…

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