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MP blasts unfair new farm payments which penalise Cumbrian farmers
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has written to DEFRA Secretary Therese Coffey over the huge unfairness in the Government's new farm payment schemes.
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WESTMORLAND MP BACKS B4RN BID TO CONNECT EDEN COMMUNITIES
This week, Westmorland MP Tim Farron attended a roundtable with Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN) and other MPs.
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CUMBRIAN MP REAPPOINTED CHAIR OF RADIOTHERAPY GROUP
This week, local MP Tim Farron was reappointed as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Radiotherapy.
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MP calls for Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme to be extended to Westmorland
In Parliament this morning, local MP Tim Farron called for the Government's Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme to be made available to rural communities in Westmorland.
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MP calls for energy bills support for struggling hospices in Parliament
Today, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron challenged ministers to provide more financial support for local hospices that are struggling with the soaring cost of energy bills.
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‘Bring it home’ - MP throws weight behind campaign to return Bluebird back to Coniston
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron and local Lib Dem councillor Suzanne Pender visited the Ruskin Museum in Coniston to support the campaign to bring the Bluebird back to the Lake District.
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MP blasts Royal Mail for leaving community in the lurch over Sedbergh delivery office future
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has accused Royal Mail of turning their back on people in Sedbergh after failing to make a decision on the future of the town's delivery office.
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Conservative Environment Minister labels Cumbria’s sewage scandal ‘irrelevant’
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has said he was "gobsmacked" after the Minister for Environment, Rebecca Pow, described attempts from local campaigners in Coniston and Staveley to protect lakes and rivers…
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Leading cancer clinician backs MP’s call for radiotherapy centre in Kendal
An MP's long-running campaign to bring radiotherapy treatment to the South Lakes has been given a boost after it received backing from a leading cancer clinician.
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Support schools, don’t catch them out - MP urges Ofsted to reform inspections
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has challenged Ofsted to change how they inspect schools, urging them to remove a "culture of inquisition and blame".