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Road improvement funds are welcome but more is needed says MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed £265,400 in road improvements for South Lakeland and thousands more to repair bridges and road safety schemes.
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Farron calls on councils to mark Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day will be on Saturday, 29 June 2013 and with 24 days to go, Tim is calling on councils throughout the county to mark the event.
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Farron backs Farmers Weekly campaign to get more British food into hospitals
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has backed a campaign run by Farmers Weekly to get more UK food into our hospitals.
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Farron hails important funding success for local schools
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that the Government have listened to his campaign to fix the funding formula for rural schools and has hailed today's ministerial statement as a 'major…
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More investment needed in West Coast Main Line says Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called for more investment on the West Coast Main Line and at Oxenholme station to try and help capitalise on the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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MP: "PCC must end Stuart Hyde saga one way or the other"
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on Conservative Police Commissioner Richard Rhodes to end the Stuart Hyde saga.
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MP welcomes "First" increase in milk prices - and urges others to follow
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has today welcomed moves by First Milk, which will see the price paid to dairy farmers for milk increase by 1.1ppl to 30ppl for a standard litre of milk.
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MP calls for more support for Cumbrian tourism sector
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called for a 'better deal for Cumbrian tourism' after a report by hotelier Travelodge which showed that the Lake District is the third place that people like to visit…
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Tour of Britain will put Cumbria in shop window of the World says MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has said that the tour of Britain will put Cumbria in the 'shop window of the world' as the route comes direct through South Lakeland.
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MP launches report on farming communities
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron hosted the launch of the report: 'Putting the Spotlight on our Farming Communities - The role of Farmer Networks in challenging areas' in the House of Commons on Tuesday this…