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Kendal Mountain Festival is best ever - MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has heralded the 2014 Kendal Mountain Festival as the "best ever".
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MP welcomes Town Council consultation on 20 mph zones
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news Kendal Town Council (KTC) will be consulting with the public about whether the current 20mph speed zones in Kendal should be extended.
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MP says cancer report shows why we need radiotherapy at Westmorland General
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has used the release of a report showing that cancer care at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is rated as very good or excellent as further…
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Thousands more to get plastic and cardboard doorstep recyling
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that there will be a massive expansion of kerbside recycling of plastics and cardboard to thousands more homes in South Lakeland. Tim has thanked the…
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Nearly there! MP issues rallying cry to save local mental health charity
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has issued a rallying cry after under threat charity South Lakeland Mind announced that they had raised over £50,000.
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South Lakeland is 'start up hub' of Cumbria - Farron
Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed information released by Cumbria Intelligence Observatory that South Lakeland is the top place within the county for start-up businesses. Tim has said this news shows…
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MP welcomes news that Premier Inn have pulled out of university deal!
Lakes MP Tim Farron has congratulated hard working councillor Heidi Halliday and campaigners with the Future Ambleside group after news was released by campaigners that Premier Inn have pulled out a…
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Cumbria is lagging behind on mental health - people deserve better
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the NHS, councils and clinical commissioning groups within the county to do more on mental health. Tim has asked them to give mental health the same parity as…
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MP presses Prime Minister on second homes tax to save GP surgeries
South Lakes MP Tim Farron asked the Prime Minister to back his idea of a special rural fund to be created to protect rural services. The money would come from a 10% tax on second home owners.
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5 years on from the Cumbrian floods - MP keeps pressing for better flood defences
Five years on from the 2009 Cumbrian floods that left many towns throughout our county deluged or underwater, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has praised communities for rebuilding and used the anniversary…
