High speed trains would be able to directly serve Carlisle slashing journey times and improving connections to key destinations, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin pledged today.

The proposed route and the locations of new stations in the West Midlands, North...

An operation which began in May 2012 has led to a man being charged with fifteen counts of fraud by false representation. Ross Henry Neville, aged 22...
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, has today used a Parliamentary question session to secure a meeting with Transport Minister Norman Baker, signalling a major...
Rory Stewart MP for Penrith and Border and John Stevenson MP for Carlisle met last Friday with over 150 local residents from Warwick Bridge and the su...
West Coast Main Line: Rail franchise process 'was flawed' 29 October 2012 Last updated at 17:44 Patrick McLoughlin says the interim report shows he wa...
Detectives are searching for munitions stolen from a freight train from Cumbria after it pulled into Warrington. Ten packages of munitions, each conta...
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today welcomed government plans for new county boundary signs that will showcase the region’s best features but has said...
Hopes are high that Bradley Wiggins’ Tour de France triumph will lead to a huge jump in Lake District visitors giving cycling a try this summer.The historic first ever British team win in Paris has...
A fresh air app for the Lake District has been created in time for this summer’s school holidays showing millions of visitors all the great adventures you can have without using a car. It lists...
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, met with local airline pilot, Captain David Hunt, to listen to his concerns about the changes to the EU Flight Time Limitations Directive, which could see pilots landing...
A search is on to find a family and a couple to take on a car-free challenge in the Lake District. The GoLakes Travel ‘Drive Less, See More’ campaign is looking for couples and families who would...