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MP demands response from Ambulance Trust
Local MP Tim Farron has demanded an immediate response from Cumbria Ambulance Service after the Trust's First Responders call-out system failed again late last week.
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MP welcomes community's commitment to save Post Office
More than 50 people attended a meeting chaired by local resident John Sainsbury in Witherslack to talk about the future of the village's post office on Monday. The current sub-postmaster &…
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Farron takes on Minister's challenge
Local MP Tim Farron has taken up a challenge issued to him by Transport Minister Douglas Alexander MP in yesterday's Environmental Audit Select Committee. Douglas Alexander admitted that the…
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MP supports moves for new bridge for Grange
Local MP Tim Farron is supporting moves to get a new bridge built to replace the unsafe bridges over the railway line in Grange.
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MP expresses outrage at DEFRA's latest admissions over Single Farm Payments
Local MP Tim Farron has expressed outrage at DEFRA's refusal to take seriously concerns about cash-flow problems being suffered by farmers whose Single Farm Payments have been delayed, as DEFRA…
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Deficits show need for overhaul of NHS funding
Commenting on the release today of the NHS Annual Report, local MP Tim Farron said: "It is clear from the news today that the NHS funding system needs a complete overhaul. Hospital trusts like our…
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More warning needs to be given for road closures
Responding to concerns raised by Garsdale Parish Council to the emergency closure of the A684 between Sedbergh and Garsdale Head, local MP Tim Farron is asking the County Council to give more warning…
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Urgent action needed to get First Responders system back on track
Local MP Tim Farron is calling for urgent action to be taken to solve problems with the First Responders system in the Langdale valley. In recent months, since the installation of a new computer…
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Cumbria needs bigger share of EU funding
Local MP Tim Farron is backing moves by the North West Regional Development Agency to get a bigger share of EU funding for Cumbria. Cumbria is one of only 4 sub-regions in the EU (and the only one in…
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"Trust must row-back from plans to stop emergency medical admissions in Kendal" - Farron
In advance of the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust board meeting on Wednesday, local MP Tim Farron has called on the board to row-back from plans to stop emergency medical admissions…