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Mental health bed cuts 'unacceptable'
Local MP Tim Farron has today criticised proposed changes to mental health service provision in South Lakes as 'insufficient' to meet the needs of local people.
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Good news for cattle farmers as BSE testing age is lifted
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed news that EU is finally set to lift the age at which cattle are tested for BSE from 30 months to 48 months.
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Hospital trust admits failure to meet basic targets following Acute Services Review
Papers before today's board meeting of the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust show that they are failing to meet basic targets following cuts to services at Kendal's Westmorland General…
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Ambulance Service staffing levels undermines acute services review
Local MP Tim Farron has obtained information from the North West Ambulance Service under the Freedom of Information Act which shows huge holes in paramedic provision in the South Lakes.
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Yorkshire Dales NPA should 'dare to think differently'
Next Tuesday, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is due to discuss their response to the Government's consultation on direct elections to national park authorities, and have indicated they…
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Farron welcomes new Ambleside Dental Surgery: New surgery is a victory for local campaigning!
Local MP Tim Farron and district councillor Vivienne Rees will take part in the opening of the new NHS dental surgery in Ambleside this Friday.
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MP RECRUITS NEW STUDENTS IN FIGHT TO SAVE AMBLESIDE CAMPUS
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will be meeting new students at the Ambleside campus of the University of Cumbria this Wednesday. He will be listening to the concerns of his new constituents who have come…
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MP LAUNCHES FAIR TRADE SCHOOLS CAMPAIGN
Schoolchildren across south Lakeland are being invited to help win 'Fair Trade' status for their schools. This week MP Tim Farron will begin a series of visits to local schools to talk to pupils…
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POST OFFICE CHIEF PROMISES TO RETAIN POST OFFICE BRANCH ON KIRKLAND
Local MP Tim Farron has received an assurance that the closure of the post office branch on Kirkland in Kendal is only temporary.
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Farron signs up to programme to help deaf youngsters reach their potential
Young deaf people are five times more likely to be unemployed than other young people. That was the finding made by local MP Tim Farron as he met with Jackie Ballard, the Chief Executive of RNID, the…