Tim Farron has celebrated today's news that Travellers Choice have agreed to run a new service to replace the outgoing 552 and 530 bus services.

The service will run three days a week from Arnside to Kendal via Milnthorpe and Levens.

Tim said: "I'm delighted that a solution has been found to keep a vital bus link running to Arnside and Levens.

South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the Government to restore access to justice for local residents.

At a meeting with justice minister Chris Philp, Tim raised various issues caused by the closure of Kendal court in 2017. Solicitors and victims of crime now have to travel to Barrow Magistrates Court - a journey of well over an hour by public transport.

Commenting on the news that the Government have announced a temporary ban on fracking in the UK, local MP Tim Farron said:

"The Government's decision for a temporary suspension on fracking is testament to the tireless work of campaigners - it was a pleasure to join them at the fracking site at Preston New Road last year.

Commenting on the reports this evening that the Government have given the go-ahead to a new coal mine in West Cumbria, Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron said:

"The Government's decision to approve a new coal mine in Cumbria is a massive kick in the teeth in the fight to tackle climate change.

"Cumbria has so many renewable resources to provide energy - water, wind and solar - and we should most definitely not be taking the backwards step of opening a new coal mine.

South Lakes MP Tim Farron urged the Government to make rural bus services in Cumbria a major part of the Northern Powerhouse.

Speaking during his debate in Westminster Hall this afternoon, Tim said: "The concept of the northern powerhouse is great. But from Cumbria's perspective, it's not much of a powerhouse, and it's not very northern…