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South Lakeland MP calls on Government to 'give refuge to Afghan interpreters and their families'

8:56am Wednesday 5th June 2013

WESTMORLAND and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has called on the Government to offer Afghan interpreters and their families ‘secure refuge in the country’ as the British armed forces begin to withdraw from Afghanistan.

Shadow Tory team on Cumbria County Council revealed by opposition leader

4:20pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

THE new leader of the opposition on Cumbria County Council has unveiled his shadow cabinet.

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North West MEP backs William Hague's proposal for veto on EU legislation

1:29pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

A NORTH West MEP said he strongly supports foreign secretary William Hague’s proposal to give national parliaments a veto on proposed EU legislation.

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UPDATED: County Council plan to reveal retirement sum of Chief Executive - but not until summer 2014

4:28pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

CUMBRIA County Council has announced the early retirement of its Chief Executive Jill Stannard.

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Thousands line the streets for Margaret Thatcher's funeral

8:30am Wednesday 17th April 2013

Follow the updates live as Margaret Thatcher's ceremonial funeral with military honours takes place in London this morning.

Margaret Thatcher's coffin moved to Westminster in preparation for funeral

5:49pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

Baroness Thatcher's coffin today arrived at Westminster, as the former Prime Minister paid her final visit to Parliament.

Funeral hymn chosen by Baroness Thatcher 'inspired by Ullswater landscape'

3:45pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

MOVING words penned by a Westmorland man will be sung during tomorrow's funeral service for Baroness Thatcher.

Thatcher legacy debate ahead of funeral

9:41am Tuesday 16th April 2013

The body of Baroness Thatcher will make its final journey to Parliament today ahead of a potentially bitter debate in the Commons about her legacy.

Weston plea for 'dignified' Thatcher funeral

9:38am Tuesday 16th April 2013

Falklands veteran Simon Weston has called for a "dignified" response to tomorrow's funeral for Baroness Thatcher.

Big Ben to remain silent for Thatcher funeral

5:30pm Monday 15th April 2013

The bells of Big Ben and the Great Clock at Westminster will remain silent on Wednesday during Baroness Thatcher's funeral as a mark of respect to the former prime minister, Commons Speaker John Bercow said today.

Thatcher funeral rehearsal 'went very well'

10:45am Monday 15th April 2013

A full military rehearsal for the funeral of Baroness Thatcher, who was born and brought up in Grantham, has taken place in the early hours in London.

BBC in Thatcher death song row

9:00am Friday 12th April 2013

Baroness Thatcher's tempestuous relationship with the BBC looks set to continue after her death as the corporation found itself in the middle of a row over whether to play the Wizard Of Oz track which celebrates her demise.

2,000 invited to Thatcher's funeral

3:14pm Thursday 11th April 2013

Details of more than 2,000 guests being invited to Baroness Thatcher's funeral have been issued - including all her former Cabinet ministers, ex-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson.

700 forces personnel to attend Thatcher funeral

9:08am Thursday 11th April 2013

More than 700 Armed Forces personnel will take part in the funeral of Baroness Thatcher, it was announced as her son said she would have been "humbled" by the presence of the Queen at St Paul's Cathedral.

Parliament recall for Thatcher tributes questioned

9:06am Thursday 11th April 2013

Politics will begin to get back to business as usual today after historic tributes were paid to Baroness Thatcher in Parliament.

Cameron: 'Thatcher made Britain great again'

5:00pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

Baroness Thatcher was a prime minister who made Britain great again, David Cameron has told MPs.

Mark Thatcher overwhelmed by public support

3:06pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

Baroness Thatcher would have been "honoured and humbled" by the presence of the Queen at her funeral, her son has said.

Parliament pays tribute to Thatcher

10:03am Wednesday 10th April 2013

Parliamentarians are gathering to pay tribute to the late Baroness Thatcher ahead of the former Prime Minister's funeral next week.

Former Westmorland MP pays tribute to Margaret Thatcher

1:21pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

Former Westmorland and Lonsdale Conservative MP Tim Collins, who worked as a speechwriter to Margaret Thatcher, has paid tribute to the former Prime Minister.

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Ex-miners 'will not mourn Thatcher'

6:02pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

The death of Baroness Thatcher will not be mourned by the ex-miners of Scotland, a coal industry veteran said today.

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