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CANCER CARE TRIATHLON LAUNCH
Local MP Tim Farron will launch the fundraising campaign for his sponsored triathlon in support of CancerCare. The triathlon will take place on the 11th July.
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Farron praises action of local mortgage lender and calls on Government to instruct national lenders to follow suit
Local MP Tim Farron's campaign to protect the provision of affordable housing for local residents in South Lakeland took a step forward this week after Furness Building Society agreed to lend up to…
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Calling notice for Tim Farron MP
This Saturday local MP Tim Farron will be judging a caricature competition at Low Foulshaw Farm in Kendal. Ten budding artists will draw their own caricature of the MP, who will then nominate a…
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Sainsbury's Profit Announcement Reinforces Need for Supermarket Regulator-Farron
Sainsbury's today announced underlying their profits have risen 11 per cent in a year to £542m as sales increased with more people buying from cheaper product ranges. Liberal Democrat Defra…
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Defra forced to return £200million in farm payments to EU
Figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed that Defra has been forced to return more than £200 million to the European Union over the last five years for breaches of the UK's Common…
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"Residents must be given fair hearing over windfarm proposals" - Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has demanded that the views of local residents are not ignored over plans to build a windfarm at Sillfield near Kendal.
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Ageing and on the bread line - Farron calls for support for hill farmers
More support needs to be given to hill farmers according to Liberal Democrat Shadow Defra Secretary Tim Farron who believes hill farming could die out within ten years unless urgent steps are taken…
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Campaign for Kendal Cancer Centre receives significant boost
Progress towards a new cancer centre in south Cumbria took another step forward after local MP Tim Farron spoke to Ian Cumming the Chief Executive of North Lancashire Primary Care Trust.
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Farron wins reprieve for local tax office
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that the HM Revenue and Customs Office (HMRC) in Kendal tax is to be kept open for at least another year after Mr Farron won a reprieve for the local…
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Scrap the Regional Spatial Strategy and let communities decide where they want housing - says Farron
South Lakes MP Tim used his speech today to the Mitre Housing Association to call on the Government to scrap the Regional Spatial Strategy and allow local communities to make their own decisions…