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MP launches mental health petition – bring out of hours service for young people to South Cumbria
Local MP Tim Farron has launched a petition to improve local mental health services for young people.
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Flood defence plans ‘encouraging’ - MP
Local MP Tim Farron joined residents yesterday at an Environment Agency drop-in to look at plans for new flood defences along the River Kent.
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Lib Dem councillors secure cheaper parking for workers in Windermere
Local workers will soon be able to take advantage of cheaper parking in Windermere town centre.
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MP tackles minister on failing youth mental health services
Local MP Tim Farron has today tackled Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt over poor access to mental health services for young people in the South Lakes.
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MP – McDonalds youth surgery a big success
On Friday, South Lakes MP Tim Farron held a youth surgery in McDonalds as part of his regular work to engage with young people in Kendal.
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MP backs new strategy to help children with autism in schools
Local MP Tim Farron has signed an open letter to the Government calling for new measures which would help children with autism in schools.
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MP becomes patron of leading cancer charity
On World Cancer Day (Sunday 4th), South Lakes MP Tim Farron officially became a patron of the leading cancer charity Action Radiotherapy.
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Local MP pushes minister to set a date for superfast broadband rollout
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has pushed for a date to be set for when the Universal Service Obligation (USO), a legal guarantee of broadband speed, will arrive in Parliament.
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MP fights for better access to youth mental health services in South Cumbria
Local MP Tim Farron has written to Jeremy Hunt and the Morecambe Bay NHS, urging them to improve youth mental health services.
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Farron - New figures reveal just how underfunded our local police are
South Lakes MP Tim Farron says that figures released today highlight the severe funding problems facing Cumbria Police.