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MP welcomes extra sure start funding
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the announcement that Cumbria County Council has given the go-ahead to a one-year funding extension for Sure Start centres up to 31 March 2015.
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MP urges community to put schemes forward to Post Office business fund
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on local residents to suggest projects their local post office could start up to benefit the community, following the announcement of new funding to boost rural…
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MP backs call for supermarkets to stock more British lamb
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has backed calls by the National Farmers Union for British supermarkets to make more effort to support British farming by sourcing new season British Lamb
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MP welcomes action on night flights over lakes
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the Ministry of Defence will try and make sure that night flights are curbed. Tim has vowed to keep pushing ministers for further concessions.
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MP welcomes funding deal for Kirkbie Kendal School
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has thanked local Liberal Democrat councillors who have secured a funding deal for Kirkbie Kendal school. It is hoped that this funding package will end a long running saga…
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MP urges re-think on vascular after Keogh review
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to the Secretary of State for Health and asked him to urgently re-think the plan for vascular services in the North West after the hospitals hosting two of the…
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MP welcomes an additional £367,400 in funding for sport in local primary schools
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed an announcement by Education Minister Edward Timpson that primary schools in the South Lakes will get an additional £367,400 in funding to encourage and support…
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Farron comments on CQC police investigation decision
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today commented on the news that Cumbria Police will not investigate the Care Quality Commission for failing to act on their 2012 report into maternity services at the…
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MP welcomes further unemployment drop
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed news this morning that unemployment has fallen again in South Lakeland.
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MP welcomes massive pupil premium increase
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the government announcement of a 44% increase in the pupil premium by 2015.