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Lib Dem council open Kendal play park up to the public
A play park in Kendal is now opened up to the general public thanks to the local Lib Dem council.
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Local people don’t want to be run from Carlisle – MP slams Conservative Government’s positive words over centralising services
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is urging the Government to scrap plans to introduce a unitary authority for the entirety of Cumbria.
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Don’t take local people for fools – MP blasts post office bosses for treating Post Office closure as done deal
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has accused bosses from Post Office Ltd. of declaring that they will go ahead with the closure of Kendal Post Office regardless of the outcome of their consultation.
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MP blasts Conservatives for leaving Cumbrian businesses in limbo
Local MP Tim Farron has slammed the Conservative Government for leaving Cumbrian businesses in limbo after Cumbria Chamber of Commerce warned that the lack of answers around a No Deal Brexit is…
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MP holds productive meeting with minister over closure of second homes tax loophole
Local MP Tim Farron has hailed a productive meeting with the housing minister Kit Malthouse as part of his campaign to limit the effects of excessive second home ownership in the South Lakes. …
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MP – Tories shamefully making money off the back of grieving families
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has taken a swipe at the Conservative Government following the introduction of a "Tory death tax".
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MP supports £1m investment into Kentmere mental health ward
Local MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the news that the Kentmere mental health ward at Westmorland General Hospital is set to receive an extra £1m in funding if plans for the reconfiguration of…
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MP urges minister to tell rail bosses to back down over plans to shut the Lakes Line over Easter
On the floor of the House of Commons this morning, local MP Tim Farron urged the Government to tell Network Rail to scrap plans to close the Lakes Line over the busy Easter weekend.
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MP elected chair of hill farming parliamentary group
Local MP Tim Farron has been formally elected chair of the new All-Party Parliamentary Group for hill farming.
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Time for ministers to take their fingers out of their ears and stop the cuts to Cumbria’s police - MP
Commenting on new figures from the Police Federation which show that nearly nine in ten officers feel that there isn't enough front-line staff to meet demand, local MP Tim Farron said: