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MP calls for action to protect rural GP practices
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has sounded the alarm that changes to the funding formula could leave smaller rural practices at serious risk of closure.
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Farron calls on supermarkets to help farmers and rural communities
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has joined with the Campaign for Rural England (CPRE) to call on supermarkets to do much more to support farmers.
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MP welcomes Milnthorpe police station u-turn
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that residents in Milnthorpe will still have a police presence in the area.
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Farron: "Three weeks to look at 'cover up' claims is not good enough"
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has said that families should not have to wait for three weeks to find out if the police will investigate the alleged CQC 'cover up' at Furness General Hospital.
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Farron deliver funding to deal with mobile phone 'not spots'
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that Cumbria has been chosen to be the first area in the country to benefit from a new scheme designed to make sure mobile phone 'not spots' are ended.
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Farron: "Glad CQC have named names but justice must now take its course"
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the Care Quality Commission has published the names of the officials at the centre of the cover up involving baby deaths in Cumbria.
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Employment figures show county is turning corner - Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed official figures release to him in answer to a parliamentary question which show that 6,000 more people were employed in Cumbria in 2012 than the previous year.
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MP asks government to give hotels and B&B's a VAT cut
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has asked treasury ministers to reduce the rate of VAT on charges for hotels and B&Bs. Tim thinks this tax cut could boost trade, create jobs and help our tourism sector…
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MP wins fight over graduate interest on old student loans
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that Vince Cable has agreed not to hit existing graduates with student loan interest.
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Farron lobbies for cables under Morecambe Bay ahead of consultation
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has stepped up his calls for National Grid to link Moorside power station to Heysham via a tunnel under Morecambe Bay, rather than follow a route over land which cuts through…