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Local MP fights to help pub managers
Local MP Tim Farron is this week upping his campaign to save locally managed pubs in the South Lakes.
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Farron Welcomes Water Charge U-Turn
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has described the decision by United Utilities to freeze their customer charges following recent public pressure as a "victory for common sense".
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Farron fights to keep MPs' expenses public
Local MP Tim Farron has cancelled all his engagements this Thursday to vote against a government move to exempt MPs' expenses from the Freedom of Information Act.
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Local MP continues fair trade schools campaign
Last week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron continued his series of visits to local schools to talk to pupils about fair trade with a visit to Stramongate Primary School in Kendal on Friday.
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Government recognition for community land trusts 'long overdue' - Farron
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed a Department for Communities and Local Government consultation into community land trusts, but has criticised the amount of time it has taken the government to get to…
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Farron calls for end to Supermarket "Tescopoly"
Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has joined forces with Friends of the Earth and the Tescopoly Alliance to give his full backing for the introduction of a supermarket Ombudsman to…
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Emergency ambulances set to return to Westmorland General
Local MP Tim Farron is celebrating success this week as the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) takes steps to allow emergency ambulances to return to the Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal.
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Farron secures ministerial backing for Kendal cancer centre
Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham today gave his backing to local MP Tim Farron's plans to bring a new cancer unit to South Lakeland after admitting there was a "compelling case" for the new…
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Farron calls for postponement of pesticide regulations
Speaking before MEPS are due to vote later today on a proposal that could remove up to 23 per cent of pesticides, Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron MP has called on Hilary Benn to…
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Farron brings together key players in Sedbergh health centre debate to find a way forward
Local MP Tim Farron brought together representatives of Sedbergh's parish council, health centre and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority on Monday to seek a way forward in the row over a new…