Funding Secured for Step-Free Access at Chinley Station Thursday, 30 May, 2024 Local residents are celebrating after Robert Largan successfully secured funding for step-free access at Chinley station. The station, which currently lacks step-free access for both Manchester and Sheffield bound trains, will soon become accessible to all passengers, including those with disabilities or mobility issues. For over 5 years, Robert Largan has been working with local residents and the... Local News
High Peak MP leads debate on grit bins in Parliament and calls on local councils to “stop the finger pointing” 14th February 2022 Last week (8 February) local MP Robert Largan led a debate in Parliament on the provision of grit bins. Areas of the High Peak which are covered by parish or... Local News
High Peak MP pushes the Government to address poor radio signal in Hope Valley 14th February 2022 In October 2021, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport’s Digital Radio and Audio Review highlighted a number of areas across the country with poor... Local News
High Peak MP welcomes 40% fall in crime around Fairfield Road 14th February 2022 Local MP Robert Largan has welcomed the news that there has been recently a 40 per cent reduction in reported crime in the Fairfield Road area of Buxton. Since... Local News
High Peak MP calls for action to improve local access to dental care 14th February 2022 Last Thursday (10 February), MP for High Peak, Robert Largan, pushed the Government to improve the recruitment and retention of dentists, and ensure the long... Local News
Robert Largan MP welcomes boost to 8,000 workers’ pensions from ten years of automatic enrolment in the High Peak 11th February 2022 Local MP Robert Largan has welcomed new figures showing that 8,000 employees in the High Peak have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension across 1... Local News
Chinley Primary School Student wins MP's Christmas Card design competition 7th February 2022 Sophia Isabelle Lee (age 7) from Chinley Primary School won High Peak MP Robert Largan's Christmas Card Design Competition. The MP presented the award to Sophia... Local News
High Peak MP welcomes historic Levelling Up White Paper 5th February 2022 On Wednesday (2 February), the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, published the Government’s long-awaited... Local News
Robert Largan MP welcomes £9.1 billion Government plan to support households with rising energy costs 5th February 2022 Local MP Robert Largan has welcomed Government plans which will see 35,861 households across High Peak supported with a £150 non-repayable cash rebate. This is... Local News
High Peak MP questions Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham on Manchester to Buxton rail timetable 4th February 2022 On Wednesday 2 February, as part of his role on the House of Commons’ Transport Select Committee, MP for High Peak, Robert Largan, questioned the Mayor of... Local News
