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
Voter ID at polling stations not needed and possibly illegal
In May's local elections a trial was carried out in five local authority areas in which voters had to show documents such as their passport or driving licence before receiving a ballot paper. It was claimed that this would prevent what is known as personation: a fraudster pretending to be someone else at the polling station. 340 people were stopped from voting as they had not brought suitable ID.
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6 Jun 2018
Mayor Dave meets with Govia Thameslink
Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave Hodgson met with Govia Thameslink this morning and made clear the extent of the impact of the utter failure of the new timetables on Bedford Borough residents. Dave reminded them that Bedford rail users have been hit doubly hard by the daily chaos currently taking place, because these failing services are those we have left *after* the government has taken away peak-time fast intercity trains.
6 Jun 2018
Mayor Dave: Thameslink Meeting Confirms 'Shocking, Monumental Failure' of Current Rail Services
Commenting following a meeting this morning with with Govia Thameslink, Mayor Dave Hodgson described the current situation for rail users as a 'shocking, monumental failure.' In the meeting, Thameslink revealed that train times will be varying from day to day until a reduced timetable is introduced in at least four weeks' time.
6 Jun 2018