MP makes the case in Parliament for better access to Staveley station

This morning in Parliament, local MP Tim Farron raised the need for better access to Staveley train station for residents and visitors.

Speaking during a debate on accessibility at railway stations, Tim said: "Staveley station in my constituency, the first station in the Lake District National Park, is only accessible by a 41-step staircase.

"One of the problems is that in order to bid for access funding to change this - provide ramps and lifts to deal with that - is that we expect the operator to make a bid.

"And the operators, in our case Northern, who have not covered themselves in glory in recent times, have been very reluctant to make that bid.

"Surely we should be having a bit of a top-down approach where the minister helps us deliver solutions to Staveley's lack of access directly."