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Tim Farron

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Name: Tim Farron

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 26 mins ago - 1 reports

Cleared Cumbria crime commission leak workers may still be disciplined

TWO police workers freed from criminal action over leaks about Cumbria’s crime commissioner’s trips in a chauffeur-driven Mercedes may yet face disciplinary action. TitleAuthorCopyrightDescription Cumbria Police has confirmed that the two men, aged 47 ... [Published News and Star - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Crime, Workers, Tim Farron, Clive Norman HYDE

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Travelodge

MP calls for more support for Cumbrian tourism sector

South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called for a ‘better deal for Cumbrian tourism’ after a report by hotelier Travelodge which showed that the Lake District is the third place that people like to visit after London and Edinburgh.Despite the dismal weather ... [Published Cumbria Crack - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Travelodge, Tim Farron, United Kingdom, Culture Media

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Police pair who were suspended over leak of commissioner's expenses are cleared of any wrongdoing

Suspected whistleblowers arrested after chauffeur-driven trip were leaked Allegedly revealed his expensive taxpayer-funded trips in a hired MercedesBy Eleanor Harding Two police workers who were suspended over the leak of a newly-elected police Tsar's ... [Published Mail Online UK - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Whistle-Blower, Richard Rhodes, Police

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

House of Commons of the United Kingdom

MP launches report on farming communities

Cumbrian MP Tim Farron hosted the launch of the report: ‘Putting the Spotlight on our Farming Communities – The role of Farmer Networks in challenging areas’ in the House of Commons on Tuesday this week.The event saw a range of delegates from across the ... [Published Cumbria Crack - May 23 2013]

Entities: Agriculture, Network Ltd, Tim Farron, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, case studies

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Liberal Democrats

Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill — Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained

Dr Pugh was one of four Lib Dem MPs to vote against the billLiberal Democrat MP John Pugh has been criticised for voting against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – as both Lib Dem deputy leader Simon Hughes, party president Tim Farron and Health Minister ... [Published Pink News - May 23 2013]

Entities: John Pugh, Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrats

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farming union angry after Chinese lanterns decision

A FARMING union has hit out at Defra after it rejected calls for Chinese lanterns to be banned.The decision was made despite evidence from farmers whose livestock have been injured or killed by the debris.The Women’s Food and Farming Union (WFU) has spent ... [Published Westmorland Gazette - May 22 2013]

Entities: UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural A..., Livestock, Agriculture, Tim Farron

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

More must be done to help young carers in Cumbria

South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called for more help for young carers throughout the county.Statistics from the ONS show a 20% rise in young carers in the North West from the last census in 2001. In the North West there are nearly 25,000 children under ... [Published Cumbria Crack - May 22 2013]

Entities: Tim Farron, Census, Relativity

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Give small shops rate relief like charities, says Cumbrian MP

A Cumbrian MP is calling on the Government to give small businesses the same rates relief that charity shops enjoy.Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, says he wants to assist independent stores and so help stem the decline ... [Published In-Cumbria - May 22 2013]

Entities: Tim Farron, Small Businesses, British Retail Consortium

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Rates relief plea for small businesses

GOVERNMENT ministers have been urged to give small businesses the same support on rates as charity shops receive.Nick Emmerson, who will contest the York Outer seat for the Liberal Democrats at the next General Election, said treating other stores in ... [Published York Press - May 21 2013]

Entities: Small Businesses, Tim Farron, Liberal Democrats, General Election

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

South Lakes cabinet reshuffle

LEADER of South Lakeland District, Councillor Peter Thornton, has announced a new cabinet for the next year.By Gareth JonesAfter the Cumbria County Council elections earlier this month, where the Liberal Democrats gained three seats in south Cumbria, ... [Published North West Evening Mail - May 20 2013]

Entities: Peter Thornton, Liberal Democrats, Cumbria County Council, Tim Farron, Gareth Jones

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Europe gives the green light for superfast broadband in Cumbria

Cumbria County Council’s new portfolio holder for the Connecting Cumbria superfast broadband project has welcomed the announcement by the European Commission that Cumbria has received full Major Projects Approval.This represents the final step in the ... [Published Cumbria Crack - May 20 2013]

Entities: Broadband, European Commission, Cumbria County Council, Tim Farron

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Apply for £6m WW1 funding says MP

South Lakes MP Tim Farron is urging communities in Cumbria to apply for the new £6m First World War: then and now fund, which the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has launched.HLF is making at least £1m available per year until 2019 to provide grants of between ... [Published Cumbria Crack - May 20 2013]

Entities: World War I, Heritage Lottery Fund, Tim Farron, Communities

Quotes

Mr Farron said: "this announcement is welcome news but we need to know details now. the council plan to start work soon but we have still not been told which communities will be covered and which won't be.’’"

Cumbrian superfast broadband roll-out finally gets EU approval [Published In-Cumbria - May 20 2013]

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Younger-Ross is to stand again as an MP [Published This is Devon - 9 hours ago]
Police pair who were suspended over leak of com... [Published Mail Online UK - 15 hours ago]
MP launches report on farming communities [Published Cumbria Crack - May 23 2013]
Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting agai... [Published Pink News - May 23 2013]
Farming union angry after Chinese lanterns deci... [Published Westmorland Gazette - May 22 2013]
More must be done to help young carers in Cumbria [Published Cumbria Crack - May 22 2013]
Give small shops rate relief like charities, sa... [Published In-Cumbria - May 22 2013]
Rates relief plea for small businesses [Published York Press - May 21 2013]
South Lakes cabinet reshuffle [Published North West Evening Mail - May 20 2013]
Apply for £6m WW1 funding says MP [Published Cumbria Crack - May 20 2013]
Europe gives the green light for superfast broa... [Published Cumbria Crack - May 20 2013]
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Cumbrian superfast broadband roll-out finally g... [Published In-Cumbria - May 20 2013]
Expenses row details added to Cumbria crime chi... [Published News and Star - May 19 2013]
MPs urge action over Barrow hospital service cuts [Published North West Evening Mail - May 17 2013]
Graham's Newsletter Friday 17th May 2013 [Published Graham Watson MEP - May 17 2013]
Conservatives for Cable: why the Tories want a ... [Published New Statesman - May 17 2013]
Call for businesses to attend Kendal BID meeting [Published Cumbria Crack - May 17 2013]
Policing Minister rejects call for Cumbria crim... [Published News and Star - May 16 2013]
Colin Baines: Energy Bill poses a threat to com... [Published Co-operative News - May 16 2013]
Call for co-ops to protect community schemes in... [Published Co-operative News - May 16 2013]
MPs’ expenses revealed [Published Whitehaven News - May 16 2013]
Sky lantern report ‘lets farmers down’ [Published Cumbria Crack - May 16 2013]
Mr Clegg was like a farmer, gummies stuck in th... [Published Mail Online UK - May 15 2013]
Major hygiene failures identified at Barrow hos... [Published North West Evening Mail - May 15 2013]
New Lab-Lib Dem alliance takes control of Cumbr... [Published Westmorland Gazette - May 15 2013]
MP calls for Westminster street lighting debate [Published Cumbria Crack - May 15 2013]
Visit your high street and love your market [Published Cumbria Crack - May 15 2013]

Blogs

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If Clegg does move on my money would now be on ... [Published politicalbetting.com - May 13 2013] Michael Gove’s claims about plots to overthrow Clegg haven’t impacted on the betting.Tim Farron still 5/2 favourite twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 13, 2013 He had a good Reynard-gate and Vote2013 aftermath After ...
Send in the clowns! [Published Blighty - The Economist - May 03 2013] IT WAS expected to do well. But the success of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in the local elections held across Britain on May 2nd was nonetheless startling. An upstart right-wing party, of “fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists”, according to ...
Lib Dems try to avoid their own local election ... [Published The Coffee House \| Politics and News Discussion ... - May 03 2013] The dominant narrative in the build-up to these local elections has been all about UKIp vs the Tories, with a bit of angst about Labour’s southern mission thrown in. The Lib Dems didn’t really get a look in. They had moved to a reasonably stable position ...
Tories go on tax offensive [Published The Coffee House \| Politics and News Discussion ... - Apr 06 2013] It’s 45p day in Westminster, and Ed Balls is trying to make the most of the end of a 50p rate his own party only imposed for a month or so before it left government. The story hasn’t made it to the front pages, aside from the Mirror getting cross about ...
Honeyball’s Weekly Round-Up [Published THE HONEYBALL BUZZ - Apr 02 2013] Just one in 10 men do the fair share of household chores a survey revealed last week. The research was conducted by the Institute for Public Policy Research which aimed to explore what 50 years of the feminist movement has done to change attitudes. ...

Audio/Video

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AUDIO: UKIP 'shouldn't be labelled loonies' [Published BBC News Video - Politics - May 03 2013]
VIDEO: Lib Dem leverage from Eastleigh [Published BBC News Video - Politics - Mar 03 2013]
VIDEO: Lib Dems 'screwed up' over Rennard [Published BBC News Video - UK - Feb 25 2013]