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MP’s half marathon effort raises over £5,500 for St John’s Hospice
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has raised over £5,500 for St John's Hospice after he ran the Great Langdale half marathon on Saturday.
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MP calls on Government to follow Scotland’s lead to support outdoor education centres
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron is calling on the UK Government to follow Scotland's lead in providing a financial support package for outdoor education centres.
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Farron urges Conservative MPs not to throw away second chance to vote to protect British farming and food standards
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is calling on Conservative backbench MPs to put country before party and vote to protect British food and farming standards.
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South Lakes MP urges Education Secretary to provide extra laptops to prevent disadvantaged school children falling further behind
On the floor of the House of the Commons yesterday, local MP Tim Farron made the case for the Government to provide more laptops to help the most disadvantaged school children catch up with their…
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New support grants must be made available to hospitality businesses in Tier 1 to save jobs in the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales - MP
Commenting on today's announcement from the Chancellor of support for hospitality businesses in Tier 2, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron said: "Judging by today's announcement, the Government seem to think…
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South Lakes MP votes to extend free school meals over the school holidays
Last night, the MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale Tim Farron voted for the Government to continue to directly fund the provision of free school meals over the school holidays until Easter 2021.
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Lake District hospitality and tourism businesses will collapse without support, MP warns ministers
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, local MP Tim Farron urged Government ministers to provide financial compensation for hospitality and tourism businesses in Cumbria who are facing…
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MP calls for support for Lakes hospitality and tourism sector to cope with lost bookings from Lancashire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has written to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, urging him to provide compensation to local hospitality and tourism businesses that are facing mass cancellations as a result…
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Immigration curbs will be disaster for recovering Lake District hospitality businesses, MP warns ministers
On the floor of the House of Commons last night, South Lakes MP Tim Farron told ministers that plans to make it much more difficult to employ workers from outside of the UK would be devastating for…
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Lib Dems: PM must get a grip of coronavirus spread in the North
Today, Liberal Democrats from across the North of England, including local MP Tim Farron, Leader of South Lakeland District Council Giles Archibald, and Deputy Leader of Cumbria County Council Peter…