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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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MP supports bid for new cancer centre in south Cumbria

Local MP Tim Farron has joined with health professionals to campaign for a new cancer unit in south Cumbria. Currently patients requiring treatment for cancer have to travel to Carlisle or Preston, enduring some of the longest distances in the UK for cancer treatment.

16 Oct 2008
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Andrew Duff MEP elected as President of UEF

During its XXII Congress, held 10-12 October in Paris, Andrew Duff MEP (Lib Dem, East of England) was elected as president of the Union of European Federalists. When presenting his candidacy, Mr Duff outlined the Federalists' response to the current events: "Above all, the European federalists are truly engaged to combat the rise of nationalism. At a time when Europe is facing security challenges at home and abroad, when the financial system's stability is at risk, and when the consequences of climate change are becoming real, the need for European unity is greater than ever."

16 Oct 2008
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Tim on a quad bike on a hill farm

Farron calls for extension of Hill Farm Allowance

Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA, Tim Farron MP has expressed his concern that the new Uplands Entry Level Scheme will leave many hill farmers without vital funding and has called on the Government to request a one year extension of the Hill Farm Allowance scheme from the European Union. The new funding scheme for hill farmers is due to be decided in the next few weeks, but the draft version of the scheme will be too exclusive for most hill farmers - leaving many of them with a massive drop in their already meagre incomes.

16 Oct 2008
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