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"Local families need a roof over their head" - Farron
During National Housing Day South Lakes MP has called on bodies who own public land to do more to make sure every local family has a roof over their head.
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MP calls on county council to provide the care that young people need
Local MP Tim Farron has called on the county council to increase the support offered to children with Downs Syndrome in South Lakeland, following a visit to the South Lakes early years Downs Syndrome…
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Unemployment figures are good news for the South Lakes - Farron
Figures released today show that our area has the third lowest unemployment in the UK. The news has been welcomed by South Lakes MP Tim Farron.
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Farron: 22,000 apprenticeships created in Cumbria
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has thanked local businesses after figures showed that since 2010 over 22,000 apprenticeships have been created in Cumbria.
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Tim encourages Cumbrians to become a charity trustee
At the start of Trustees' Week, which runs from 10 -16 November, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has thanked local charity staff, volunteers and trustees for their dedicated work in running organisations…
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MP welcomes 2015 Comic Arts festival dates being announced
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that Kendal's Comic Arts Festival has announced its 2015 dates. The third Annual Lakes Comic Art Festival will be held from 16 to 18 October 2015.
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MP welcomes news that government ditches war widows penalty
South Lakes MP Tim Farron welcomed the government's decision to address an anomaly which meant that a small number of War Widows and Widowers were not receiving their pension entitlement.
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Lifesaver for Dallam pool!
SOUTH Cumbria's only open-air swimming pool has been thrown a £50,000 lifeline following a two-year closure and fears it would never open again.
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MP calls on banks to heed Cable's call and not be last bank to leave Sedbergh
Business Secretary Vince Cable has written to the big banks urging them to keep branches open in towns where there are no other banks left. Tim has echoed this call and urged Barclays and NatWest to…
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2,000 businesses in Westmorland have reduced tax bills - Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed figures released this morning by HM Revenue & Customs which show that 2,000 businesses in Westmorland and Lonsdale have taken up the Employment Allowance…