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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.
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Outreach proposals for Dent Post Office 'an improvement'
Local MP Tim Farron has given a cautious welcome to improved proposals for the outreach service which is replacing Dent's post office.
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Local MP talks faith and politics over breakfast
Local MP Tim Farron is to attend a breakfast in Milnthorpe this Friday hosted by Bishop James of Penrith.
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Government "lurching from one crisis to another" says Farron
Reflecting on today's announcement by Chancellor Alistair Darling, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron commented:
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Mental health bed cuts 'unacceptable'
Local MP Tim Farron has today criticised proposed changes to mental health service provision in South Lakes as 'insufficient' to meet the needs of local people.
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Good news for cattle farmers as BSE testing age is lifted
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that EU is finally set to lift the age at which cattle are tested for BSE from 30 months to 48 months.
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Hospital trust admits failure to meet basic targets following Acute Services Review
Papers before today's board meeting of the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust show that they are failing to meet basic targets following cuts to services at Kendal's Westmorland General…
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Ambulance Service staffing levels undermines acute services review
Local MP Tim Farron has obtained information from the North West Ambulance Service under the Freedom of Information Act which shows huge holes in paramedic provision in the South Lakes.
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Yorkshire Dales NPA should 'dare to think differently'
Next Tuesday, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is due to discuss their response to the Government's consultation on direct elections to national park authorities, and have indicated they…