MP to host ‘Town Hall meeting’ in Kendal
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will host his next 'Town Hall meeting' this Thursday at Kendal Town Hall from 7pm to 9pm.
6 Jun 2018
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MP brands Lakes Line suspension ‘disgraceful’
Commenting on the news this afternoon that Northern are suspending train services on the Lakes Line for at least the next two weeks, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said:
6 Jun 2018
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
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