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Farron: Cumbria’s broadband worse than Shetland’s
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron welcomed Ofcom's broadband map of the UK, released today, but denounced as 'appalling' Cumbria's particularly low broadband performance
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Farron welcomes change that allows South Lakes’ communities to look at 20mph speed limits
Government plans to cut red tape, giving Cumbria County Council more freedom to implement 20mph speed limits, have been welcomed by South Lakeland MP Tim Farron.
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Farron calls for stricter rules on meat labelling
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, has joined the campaign launched by the Countryside Alliance Foundation which calls for mandatory country of origin meat labelling that is honest, fair and simple.
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Farron works in local shop as part of his backing for Independents' Day!
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron will be working in Style Trading in Windermere next week as part of his backing for Independents' Day. The South Lakes MP has teamed up with Windermere Chamber of Trade…
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Farron welcomes government plan as ‘born in Cumbria’
The government has announced that councils in England, such as South Lakeland District Council, will be allowed to keep the business rates they collect rather than paying them into Treasury coffers.…
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National park authority should listen to government advice and sell Sedbergh building to community
Local MP Tim Farron has written to the government formally asking them to lay out their position on buildings sold for community use.
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MP welcomes action to tackle sewage leaks in Bowness and pushes United Utilities over Windermere project
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has spoken to United Utilities about their plans for cleaning up Windermere after he secured a promise to take swift action to prevent foul sewage overflows in front of the…
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MP celebrates another success as buses return to Hincaster
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has praised Stagecoach after they agreed to re-route the new 552 service via Hincaster to return bus services to the village which were cut by the Conservative-led county…
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MP writes open letter to county council demanding they ‘call off failing single status project’
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today written to the leader of Cumbria County Council asking him to call off the deeply controversial and unpopular single status programme.
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MP launches dentistry survey as campaign is stepped up
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has asked local residents to share their experiences of dentistry here in Cumbria. Tim is building up a case file to take to the Department of Health as part of the campaign…
