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Lifeline for Lyth Valley as minister agrees that pumps should continue for now
A team from South Lakeland met with Defra minister Richard Benyon to ask for his support for the continued drainage of the Lyth Valley.
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MP welcomes fuel duty freeze
South lakes MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the Chancellor's decision to scrap an increase in fuel duty planned for August this year.
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Tim backs NFU against milk cut price plan
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has today backed the National Farmers Union and pledged to support them amid speculation that milk processors are on the verge of announcing further price cuts.
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MP's launch 'Better Connected Cumbria' campaign
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has joined with Barrow and Furness MP John Woodcock to launch 'Cumbria Better Connected', at Grange-over-Sands station last Friday. The campaign has been set up to protect…
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Tim calls for more services to be brought back to Westmorland General
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today written to the Interim Chief Executive of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) Eric Morton asking him to use the current review of…
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South Lakes Olympic torch celebrations are a tribute to Brendan Jameson - says Farron
Local MP Tim Farron will join the celebrations this Thursday as the Olympic torch makes its way through the South Lakes. Tim is hailing the celebrations as a tribute to the work of council Leader…
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Tim launches campaign in Grange to protect Furness and Lakes line services
Tim will join Barrow and Furness MP, John Woodcock, who will be holding a campaign morning to launch a petition to retain the direct rail service between Barrow and Manchester Airport, which is…
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Tim Farron and A590 campaigners win change of heart on Greenodd roundabout
South Lakes MP Tim Farron and fellow A590 campaigners are celebrating a major win after Roads Minister Mike Penning today pledged his support for a roundabout to be built at Greenodd junction on the…
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Hard hitting report shows the need for a better deal for rural areas
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has said a hard hitting report shows that rural communities are being short-changed by sky-high fuel prices, poor phone coverage and limited choice in the shops.
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'Local food is the recipe for economic success' says MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed a report which suggests that local 'food webs' offer a road to economic success. Tim has argued that Cumbria's unique food offer helps to put the area in the…