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MP welcomes recycling figures showing South Lakes as above average
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the release of recycling rates, showing South Lakes to be high up on the list.
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Farron calls on parish councils to use powers to help save local pubs
Following last week's successful British Pub Week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron, is calling on parish councils across South Lakeland to use the powers they have to help save local community pubs and…
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Greening farm payments could be counter-productive - Farron
Plans to make the Common Agricultural Policy more green could backfire spectacularly, says South Lakes MP Tim Farron.
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MP praises local businesses as apprenticeships almost double across the South Lakes
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP, Tim Farron, is today praising local businesses across South Lakeland as the number of apprenticeships created in the constituency has increased by 96% over the past year.
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Hospital trust must do more to reassure public says MP
Local MP Tim Farron is calling on the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust to do more to reassure the public in the South Lakes and North Lancashire after a string of issues…
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MP welcomes decision to send ambulances to Westmorland General Hospital
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, has welcomed the decision by the North West Ambulance Service to start encouraging paramedics to take patients with minor injuries to the Primary Care Assessment Service…
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'Backbarrow Ironworks project should be NO.1 priority for £4.4million cash boost for Cumbria' says MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today called on Cumbria LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) to use part of the £4.4million cash boost they have received on supporting the Backbarrow Ironworks project.
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Just 37% of Cumbrian's have access to all 3G mobile network providers
A new series of OFCOM maps published last week show that less that 40% of Cumbrians have access to the full range of 3G mobile network providers, putting it on the lowest end of the OFCOM coverage…
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Farron: 'Olympic torch will bring huge tourist opportunities to the South Lakes'
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the South Lakes will be a part of the Olympic torch relay route.
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MP: 'Grayrigg verdict shows that we must act to make sure this never, ever happens again - and why a public inquiry is still needed'
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today at the end of the Inquest into the Grayrigg train crash called on the government to act on the report and make sure that this tragedy is never repeated.
