The 1,500m² building in Harding Rise will facilitate over 200 learners at any one time and deliver over 4,000 learning places a year.

A solicitor with more than 20 years of experience has joined a growing law firm. Liz Wilson has joined Solicitors as a senior associate solicitor, bringing extensive expertise in family law to the ...

The nominations are in for the in-Cumbria Business Awards 2025 with judges meeting next month to draw up a shortlist ...

2. Move to digital record-keeping If you're still using paper records or spreadsheets, it’s time to switch to accounting software. Packages like Xero, QuickBooks or Sage are HMRC-compliant and can ...

A Barrow businesswoman has transformed her bridal shop into a new fashion destination - and is now running with her daughter’s beauty business upstairs. After eight years in the wedding industry, ...

A Northern cheese retailer has scooped 47 medals at a major international competition. Booths earned the accolades at the International Cheese and Dairy Awards, held at Bingley Hall in Staffordshire.

Dalton Court Care Home in Cockermouth is now part of the Sandstone Care Group, marking its first service in Cumbria and bringing its total portfolio to 11 homes. Located near the Lake District ...

After Willie retired about three years ago, Kenny Tyson, one of his former employees, continued to operate Bewleys for some 18 months before Kevin Steward and wife Katherine bought the business in ...

A Workington-based precision engineering firm has been boosted by a Growth Hub Grant. R.A.F Engineering Ltd, directed by husband-and-wife team Rafal and Aneta, specialises in precision engineering, ...

Ice cream fans are enjoying a taste of summer with a Lake District shop’s standout seasonal flavour. The Little Ice Cream Shop, which has branches in Windermere and Hawkshead, has revealed that peach ...

Innovia Films, Futamura, and CCL Secure have sponsored three new lathes for the engineering workshop at The Nelson Thomlinson School in Wigton. The machines will give students hands-on experience with ...

Made Smarter, a programme designed to accelerate the digitalisation of SME manufacturers in Cumbria, has funded its 400th technology ...