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MP to help launch All Party Parliamentary Group on radiotherapy next week
Next Tuesday, local MP Tim Farron will help launch a cross party group on radiotherapy in Parliament.
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South Lakes Lib Dems secure cross-party support to strip the Lakes Line from Northern
County councillors in South Lakeland have agreed to support calls for the Lakes Line to be taken off the rail company Northern.
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MP pays tribute to bereaved families after maternity tragedies
Commenting on the report that found that avoidable deaths occurred at Furness General Hospital while regulators took too long to act on concerns about midwives, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said:
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MP raises Lakes Line fiasco at PMQs
Local MP Tim Farron used today's Prime Minister's Questions to push the Government to strip the Lakes Line from Northern.
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MP presses minister to give local authorities the power to increase council tax on second homes
Yesterday in Parliament, local MP Tim Farron pressed the Government to give local authorities the power to raise council tax on second homes.
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MP visits thriving local pharmaceutical research company
Local MP Tim Farron has praised the recent success of Kendal Nutricare during a visit to the company's headquarters this week.
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MP’s ambulance shift leads to bid to make best use of hospital upgrade
Local MP Tim Farron joined ambulance technicians and paramedics, spending a shift out on a North West ambulance from Kendal's ambulance station.
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MP urges Government to make sure no child misses GCSE exams because of Lakes Line cancellations
Local MP Tim Farron has written a letter to the Secretary of States for Transport and Education asking them to ensure children who rely on the Lakes Line have access to their local school ahead of…
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MP dons his running shoes to help raise money for Muscular Dystrophy research
Local MP Tim Farron joined local man Simon Blunden for a run around Kendal to help him with his campaign to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy research.
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Sack Northern! – MP launches petition to remove rail company from Lakes Line
Local MP Tim Farron has launched a petition calling on the rail company Northern to give up the Lakes Line franchise.