MP secures meeting with rail minister amid train chaos
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has secured an urgent meeting with rail minister Jo Johnson in Westminster on Monday.
6 Jun 2018
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MP visits cancer unit in Preston as part of campaign to bring radiotherapy to the South Lakes
Local MP Tim Farron visited the Rosemere Cancer Centre in Preston as part of his long-running campaign to bring a radiotherapy unit to Westmorland General Hospital.
6 Jun 2018
“This is their mess as much as it is Northern’s” - MP blasts Government for refusing to intervene over local railway shambles
Local MP Tim Farron has criticised the Government for today saying that they would not intervene to halt the mass cancellations experienced on South Cumbrian train lines.
6 Jun 2018
Local Lib Dem councillor calls for Northern to be urgently removed from Lakes Line after 22 cancellations in just one day
A district councillor in Kendal is set to propose a motion to South Lakeland Council calling on the Government to strip the rail company Northern of the Lakes Line. Councillor Matt Severn has asked for the motion to be tabled at the next full council meeting after 22 out of the 36 scheduled trains on the line yesterday were cancelled. Commuters who use the Lakes Line have been subjected to mass cancellations over recent months which has been especially problematic for students taking their GCSEs who use the train to get to school. Matt said: "The situation on the Lakes Line has been nothing short of shambolic for the past few months, but yesterday was the final straw. "People are being forced to miss hospital appointments, days at work and the situation has been even more unbearable for students who are taking their all-important GCSE exams at the moment. "How long does this horrendous ordeal have to go on for until the Government finally wake up and act?"
23 May 2018
MP elected chair of new parliamentary radiotherapy group
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has been elected the chair of the new All Party Parliamentary Group on radiotherapy. The new cross-party group held its first meeting today and agreed on its plan for radiotherapy. This will include pushing the Government to increase the funding for the treatment which currently stands at just 5% of the overall NHS cancer budget. It will also look at improving access, by lobbying the Government to make sure that no one has to travel more than 45 minutes to travel to their nearest radiotherapy unit. Currently 60% of people with cancer in the UK will need radiotherapy treatment. Tim said: "I'm delighted to be elected chair of the new all-party group on radiotherapy. "Cancer affects us all and radiotherapy is absolutely vital in helping us to combat it. "I will work hard to make sure that everyone has access to this life-saving treatment."
23 May 2018
‘Iconic as the Lakes themselves’ - MP celebrates 200 years of the Westmorland Gazette
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has paid tribute to local newspaper The Westmorland Gazette as it celebrates its 200th year.
21 May 2018