Westmorland, Furness and Eden
Liberal Democrats

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MP Tells Minister - "Act Now to Save our Historic Landscape"

Liberal Democrat MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming Tim Farron yesterday took Farming Minister Lord Rooker on a tour of some of the most rugged hill farm country in UK, a journey taking them from the Kentmere valley to Longsleddale, over the rough track that connects the two valleys. NFU officials, who arranged the trip and provided the transport, included Derek Lomax, NFU Group Secretary who also joined Tim and Lord Rooker on their tour.

5 Dec 2007
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PCT pressing ahead with CATS against advice of Department of

Local MP Tim Farron has queried the wisdom of the move by North Lancashire Primary Care Trust to press on with procuring Clinical Assessment, Treatment and Support centres, despite the statement from the Secretary of State for Health declaring that they are not value for money.

5 Dec 2007
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Local MP praises domestic violence partnership in parliament

Tim Farron has tabled a parliamentary motion in support of the Cumbria Domestic Violence Partnership having visited them recently. Domestic violence is a problem that blights the lives of thousands of people in the UK, and many people rely on the work of specialist teams such as the CDVP.

5 Dec 2007
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Post office campaign update - local residents take up the challenge

Local MP Tim Farron has received more than 250 letters and close to a thousand people have already signed petitions against the Government's decision to put 43 local post offices under threat of closure. Tim's campaign against the closures has only been running for a matter of weeks and the response has been overwhelming.

4 Dec 2007
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MP challenges Council to free school from threat of closure

Local MP, Tim Farron has written to North Yorkshire County Council challenging them to take account of new guidelines which make their proposal to close Baliol School even more ridiculous. The school, which is for children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties provides a vital service for children and their families and is an important and integral part of the local community in Sedbergh. The school is owned by North Yorkshire County Council but also serves many children from across Cumbria.

3 Dec 2007
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