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Council's care home proposals 'shocking' says MP

Local MP Tim Farron has today written to the county council to express his concern over proposals which would cause financial distress for elderly people in care homes in South Lakeland or force them to move away from their friends and family to another part of the county.

16 Nov 2009
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Over one thousand empty homes in South Lakeland - Farron calls for action

Local MP Tim Farron has called for action to be taken after he uncovered figures which show the number of empty properties in rural areas like South Lakeland has increased by more than one-fifth in the last 5 years. In South Lakeland, the local council estimate that there are over 1,000 empty properties, while it has 5,000 people on its council house waiting list.

11 Nov 2009
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