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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 new managing director has been appointed at a family-owned bakery. Rob Keeping will take up the role at Bells of Lazonby, based in Cumbria, in September, bringing with him more than a decade of ...

A hotel on the shores of Ullswater has won two major titles at the 2025 Cumbria Tourism Awards. Another Place, The Lake was named Large Hotel of the Year, while its nearby Brackenrigg Inn took home ...

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 ...