Friday, 19 March 2010

Business

Cumbrian firm gives national conference tips on how to handle disasters

A Cumbrian firm which helped businesses through last year’s devastating floods in the county has coached companies nationwide on how to do the same.

Last updated 18 March 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk

Eight jobs lost as Cumbrian clothes store shuts

A west Cumbrian clothes store is to close with the loss of about eight jobs, it was announced this morning.

Last updated 18 March 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk

Cumbrian dealership cuts £2,000 off new Kia car price

A west Cumbrian car dealership has launched its own incentive for would-be buyers to trade up to a new model.

Last updated 17 March 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk

Jobs fund helps 48 young people into work in Copeland

Forty-eight jobs have been filled in Copeland as part of a new initiative to get 18 to 24-year-olds back into work.

Last updated 17 March 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk

Prestige award for Cumbrian boat building firm

A Cumbrian boat builder has reeled in a prize at one of the world’s biggest sailing shows.

Last updated 16 March 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk

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Keswick coffee shop owner hits out at Lake District 'red tape'

A Cumbrian coffee house boss whose business has been ranked among the top 50 in Britain has accused Lake District planners of “stifling enterprise”.

Last updated 16 March 2010
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Westlakes firm wins £10 million Sellafield deal

A west Cumbrian company has won a multi-million pound contract to provide support services for Sellafield.

Last updated 16 March 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk

New jobs created as dealer expands

UP TO SIX new jobs are to be created at a dealership after a spectacular growth in sales.

Last updated 15 March 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk

Nuke ship docks in Japan

AN HISTORIC shipment of radioactive waste sent from Sellafield to Japan has arrived in the Far East after a six week voyage.

Last updated 15 March 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk

Chemical firm has right formula to bounce back

A WEST Cumbrian company which has overcome the double whammy of recession and the floods is being held up as a national example.

Last updated 15 March 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk

Numbers are up on rescued rural route

A CUMBRIAN coach company which stepped in to revive an axed rural bus route says passenger numbers are up 20 per cent.

Last updated 15 March 2010
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Cumbrian flower wholesaler aiming to be regional number one

A Cumbrian flower firm which has flourished through the recession is aiming to become the biggest company of its type in the region.

Last updated 12 March 2010
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk

Row over expanding Made in Cumbria brand

A row has erupted over the running of the trademark for Cumbria’s crafts, gifts and food producers.

Last updated 12 March 2010
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk

Baby business finds outlet to thrive in Wigton

Wigton has given a warm welcome to a new shop for tots.

Last updated 12 March 2010
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk

Burnetts opens office at Westlakes

West Cumbria’s “dynamic and exciting” economy has lured the county’s biggest law firm to open a base.

Last updated 12 March 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk

Green Party candidate’s pledge on Carlisle pubs

The Green Party’s Parliamentary candidate for Carlisle has pledged to save the city’s pubs if elected.

Last updated 11 March 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk

Business booming at Cumbrian hotel after £1.2 million facelift

Business is booming at a Maryport historic hotel which has reopened after a £1.25 million facelift.

Last updated 11 March 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk

West Cumbria nuclear waste dump would require temporary port - claim

A temporary port and better infrastructure would be needed if west Cumbria is to host a deep-storage repository for nuclear waste, MPs have heard.

Last updated 10 March 2010
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Homebase TV advert brings business boom to Carlisle

Businesses around Carlisle’s Citadel Railway Station have enjoyed a bumper start to the year thanks to the filming of a new advert.

Last updated 10 March 2010
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk

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