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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…
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GAZETTE LETTER LEADS TO SCHOOL VISIT
Local MP Tim Farron will visit Staveley Primary School tomorrow to talk to pupils from years 3 and 4 about the importance of looking after the local environment, after the MP responded to a letter in…
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Farron issues SOS for dairy farmers
Immediate action is needed to save Britain's dairy industry according to Liberal Democrat Shadow Defra Secretary Tim Farron MP, who believes the huge number of dairy farmers leaving the industry has…
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Bid for support for Renewable Energy Centre for South Lakes gets warm response from Minister
Local MP led a delegation of local business people and representatives from the District Council and the university community to meet with Climate Change Minister Mike O'Brien. The meeting was about…
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MP BACKS CALLS TO DOUBLE DOCTOR COVERAGE AT WESTMORLAND GENERAL
Health campaigner, Tim Farron MP has reiterated his call for more doctors to be appointed to Westmorland General Hospital following a report from the Independent Health Experts to the County's Health…
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Farron demands more beds at Morecambe Bay
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has expressed his concern about the number of operations being cancelled at Morecambe Bay due to a shortage of hospital beds.