Cumbria highways chief backs call for fair funding for rural public services
Keith Little
Cumbria’s highways chief is backing a call for fair funding for rural public services to ensure areas can benefit from a shift away from city life.
Rural areas are poised to play a key role in building back better if the Government adopts an approach that sees âparity of investment in core public services and growth-enhancing investmentâ, MPs, peers and other delegates told a conference earlier this week while warning that Britainâs post-Covid recovery risked being weakened by poor connectivity and other challenges across key regions of the country.
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Cumbria County Council starts Lakes Line upgrade journey
Lakes Line. Picture: Cumbria County Council
Cumbria County Council is spearheading a funding bid to develop the business case for expanding capacity on the Lakes Line between Oxenholme and Windermere.
The county council has today submitted an application to the Department for Transport for a £50,000 contribution to the cost of a business case and feasibility study into establishing a dynamic passing loop and associated signals on the Lakes Line. Creating this additional infrastructure would pave the way for restoring more frequent train services.
The Lakes Line is currently single track, which means only one service per hour. This limits its ability to support the visitor economy and restricts local community access via rail to health, education and other key services.
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