Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border and the only vet in the House of Commons, joined a coalition of animal welfare and veterinary charities to call on Government to ban the use of cruel and unnecessary Electric Shock Collars (ESC) in England.
Lending his expertise to the wider debat
Penrith and The Border MP, Dr Neil Hudson, blasted Avanti West Coast's "poor and unreliable" service before asking the Rail Minister to confirm that nothing will be ruled out, including stripping them of their contract if they do not improve.
This intervention came after Avanti West Coast bosses re
The cost of living crisis is having a dramatic impact on families in Penrith and The Border, as highlighted by new figures published by FareShare – the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste.
The charity’s annual statistics, show that between April 2021 and March 2022, it redistributed
