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MP celebrates Allithwaite Running Club's anniversary
Local MP Tim Farron last night praised Allithwaite running club at their first anniversary dinner.
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Farron welcome complete SATs U-turn by government
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed today's announcement that the government will be scrapping SATs (Standard Assessment Tests) but has called on them not to replace these tests with more administration.
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Farron dubs 'For Sale' sign above HMRC offices 'insensitive'
Local MP Tim Farron has called for an end to the confusion regarding the future of the HM Revenue & Customs offices in Kendal as a 'For Sale' sign is erected above the premises.
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Freak weather fails to frighten Farron
Local MP Tim Farron joined hundreds of drenched competitors on Saturday in the Puma Coniston Trail Race to finish an impressive 151st.
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Farron Presses Housing Minister to Support "Home on the Farm"
MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Tim Farron spoke in parliament today during a debate on affordable housing to ask the Housing Minister to formally support his Home on the Farm initiative.
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Farron argues for a "better balance" with CRB checks for volunteers
Local MP Tim Farron has expressed his concern that excessive CRB checks are deterring people from volunteering and has called for a simplification of the process to protect children and reduce…
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"Boom-Bust Cycle Must be avoided" - says Farron
Following the news that cereal production across the EU grew by a massive 50million tonnes this year, newly appointed Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron has warned of the pitfalls of a…
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Replacement scheme "does not protect hill farmers" warns Farron
Ahead of the launch of the Uplands Inquiry at the North West Rural Affairs Forum in Kendal this week, newly appointed Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron has warned that urgent action is…
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Supermarket risks "tying the hands of dairy farmers"- says Farron
Newly appointed Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA Tim Farron has warned Tesco that they run risk of "tying the hands of dairy farmers" as part of their recent modest price rise.
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Local MP appointed to shadow cabinet
MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale Tim Farron has today been appointed as the Liberal Democrats' Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA by party leader Nick Clegg.