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Farron backs moves to bring new students to Ambleside
Local MP Tim Farron has written to government ministers asking them to support plans for an international hotel school at Ambleside camps.
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Comeback planned for successful campaign to boost Lakes visitor numbers
A successful campaign to boost visitor numbers to the Lakes after Foot and Mouth in 2001 is set to be re-launched by local MP Tim Farron and local business leaders.
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Servicemen set to miss out on election warns Farron
Changes to voting rules which would ensure local servicemen and women from South Lakeland serving abroad have the opportunity to vote in the forthcoming General Election are required urgently,…
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Farron celebrates success after Tory-led County Council forced to drop on street parking charges
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is celebrating the news that his campaign to stop the county council charging for on-street parking has been successful.
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Lib Dem climate change chief joins Farron to push case for hydro in lakes
South Lakes MP Tim Farron was joined this weekend by the Liberal Democrats' shadow secretary of state on climate change on a visit to Grasmere Hostel where the proprietor, Bev Dennison, is seeking to…
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Mapping guarantee no good without money says Farron
A guarantee from the Rural Payments Agency that they will return disputed maps to farmers in Cumbria by the end of this month isn't enough to help farmers who are still waiting for their payments…
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Government is overlooking the importance of agriculture warns Farron
In the month that the UK finally emerged from recession, South Lakeland MP has accused the Government of overlooking one of Cumbria's most important industries - agriculture.
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MP warns that community policing is 'at risk' from police cuts
Plans to reduce the number of police officers in Cumbria by 30 have led South Lakes MP Tim Farron to warn that the county's community policing strategy is at risk.
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Farron celebrates new law to bring cheaper water bills for South Lakes
Thousands of people in South Lakeland could pay less for their water bills after the Government accepted proposals put forward by the Liberal Democrats for new 'social tariffs'. Elderly people and…
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MP calls on county council to safeguard Staveley and Arnside Fire stations
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has this today called on Cumbria County Council to commit to safeguarding Arnside and Staveley fire stations from closure.
