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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:
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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.
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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.
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“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.
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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…
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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…
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‘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.
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MP welcomes new commuter train service for Dent after local campaign victory
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the introduction of a new early morning commuter train for Dent on the Settle-Carlisle line.
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Can Tim help? MP holds Saturday advice surgery
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will host his next advice surgery tomorrow (Saturday 19th) at Victoria Hall in Grange from 10am to 11am.
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MP to help launch All Party Parliamentary Group on radiotherapy next week
Next Tuesday, local MP Tim Farron will help launch a cross party group on radiotherapy in Parliament.
