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'There is real hope that Hawkshead will get its Post Office back' says Tim
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today said that he is 'very hopeful' that a Post Office will be reopened in Hawkshead soon.
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Trust's £1.2 million deficit is exposed - 'Don't cut care' says MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called for NHS bosses to cut costs and not care in a drive to deal with their recently uncovered £1.2 million deficit from the first half of 2011-12 financial year.
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Farron launches campaign to save Grange, Ambleside and Kirkby Stephen recycling centres
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has launched a campaign with local Liberal Democrat councillors calling on Cumbria County Council to think again about their plans to close six recycling centres.
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Mass demonstration in Kendal to hand over radiotherapy petition
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, has today announced that on Saturday 3rd March the community will formally hand over the radiotherapy petition to NHS bosses who will decide on Westmorland General…
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Farron calls for cabinet committee to be set up to help promote tourism
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the government to create a cabinet committee to give tourism a key role at the heart of government.
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Farron calls for better dementia training for nurses
Following the revelation that no nurses on the Langdale unit at Westmorland General Hospital have been given access to nationally recognised dementia training, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on…
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MP welcomes £3 million cash boost for Cumbrian museums
Local MP Tim Farron has said he is 'delighted' at the news that Cumbrian museums are in line for a major investment.
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MP: Welcomes BBC U-turn on Radio Cumbria...But the devil is in the Detail
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that the community campaign to save BBC Radio Cumbria has been successful.
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MP: 'Slice of £100 million fund could help bring hundreds of empty homes back into use in the South Lakes'
Local MP Tim Farron has called on the South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) and local community groups to put themselves forward for a slice of a new £100 million fund to bring empty homes back into…
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'Post Office deal secures future of South Lakes network': says Farron
Local MP Tim Farron has today welcomed news that the government has secured the future of the Post Office network in a landmark deal.