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Farron heralds new broadband investment for rural Cumbria
Local MP Tim Farron has praised the government's announcement to bring in a raft of new measures to boost access to high speed broadband in rural areas.
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MP launches 'bring back our bridge' campaign for Backbarrow
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today launched a 'bring back our bridge' campaign for Backbarrow. The village's footbridge collapsed during the floods last autumn, and at the same time the road bridge…
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South Lakes rural poverty report shows need for major tax reforms
Commenting on the report released this week by ACT (Action with Communities in Cumbria) on 'The Rural Share of Deprivation in Cumbria', local MP Tim Farron has said that radical tax proposals are…
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Farron invites PM to holiday in the Lakes
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today written Prime Minister David Cameron to invite him to take a holiday in the Lake District this year as part of a campaign to boost British tourism.
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Farron demands fair pay for hill farmers after report reveals "impoverished" uplands
A year-long inquiry into the state of Britain's Uplands by the Commission for Rural Communities has found that areas such as South Lakeland are impoverished, with local MP Tim Farron calling on the…
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Farron calls for clarity over local hospice funding
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Health Minister Andrew Lansley to confirm the proposed funding for St Mary's Hospice which was awarded by the previous…
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Tim Farron congratulates Hughes on Deputy Leadership win
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today congratulated Simon Hughes after he won the Deputy Leadership of the Liberal Democrats last night. Tim, who also ran in the election, received support from a third…
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Farron secures meeting with new Health Sec after putting PM on spot over cancer unit
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron today challenged Prime Minister David Cameron to act on the government's cancer reform strategy by backing plans to build a new cancer unit at Westmorland General…
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Undergrads must be cornerstone of new Ambleside strategy says Farron
South Lakeland MP, Tim Farron has responded to the University of Cumbria's strategy for the Ambleside campus by demanding that full time undergraduate students are the corner stone of any new…
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Farron calls on Defra Secretary to intervene over woodland sale
Plans to stop a popular forest path from being sold to private buyers have been stepped up after South Lakeland MP, Tim Farron, wrote to Defra Secretary, Caroline Spellman, to ask her to intervene…