Business news
Lifeline for businesses
Published 5 September 2008
WEST Cumbria is in line for a share of a £200m aid package for north west businesses struggling to cope with the economic downturn.
Pubs take a punch in credit crunch
Published 4 September 2008
Cumbria's biggest pub landlord, Punch Taverns, is the latest victim of the downturn in the drinks trade.
Whitbread’s figures boost
Published 4 September 2008
WHITBREAD, the leisure group, announced a 7 per cent increase in like-for-like sales, for the 24 weeks to August 14, this morning.
Making the most of the west
Published 4 September 2008
A FOOD champion has been appointed to help producers in west Cumbria make the most of their wares.
Store’s temporary home on controversial city site
Published 4 September 2008
A CARPET store has opened on a site in Carlisle where permission for a Sainsbury’s store was refused.
Pubs to get advice on noise laws
Published 4 September 2008
PUBS and clubs in Allerdale can get to grips with the latest legislation on noise at work at an event being held next week.
Taking lead on ladders
Published 3 September 2008
A CARLISLE tool hire firm has teamed up with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in a bid to reduce the number of accidents caused by unsafe ladders.
Small firms are the happiest
Published 3 September 2008
EMPLOYEES in small businesses are the most satisfied at work, new statistics have revealed.
In line for more trains
Published 3 September 2008
MORE trains to Sellafield and a new platform at Maryport are among a raft of measures aimed at breathing new life into the Cumbrian coastal rail line.
Miss Potter still popular
Published 2 September 2008
A LEADING Lake District attraction is having one of its best years as the Beatrix Potter effect continues to bring in the visitors.
Travel help for county businesses
Published 2 September 2008
BUSINESS globetrotters can get a helping hand booking travel arrangements from a new service launched by the Cumbria Chamber of Commerce.
Potts of money!
Published 2 September 2008
BEATRIX Potter’s power to attract visitors from around the world remains undimmed according to latest figures.
HIGH STREET GLOOM CONTINUES
Published 2 September 2008
UK RETAILERS have endured their worst August in 25 years, according to a new report.
New jobs to ease the cuts at Seafood plant
Published 2 September 2008
THE man behind Cumbrian Seafoods, the Maryport food factory that announced it could axe up to 70 jobs, has defended the firm’s record in the county.
Homes are still a good investment, says Story
Published 1 September 2008
BUYING a house is still a better investment than putting money in a bank, despite the property crash.
Katrina waves goodbye to unethical products
Published 1 September 2008
A CUMBRIAN shop owner is leading the fight to turn the clothes trade ethical.
New sales boss as firm launches new product
Published 1 September 2008
CARLISLE information security company Commerce Media has appointed Nicholas Robertson as director of sales.
Snip-happy Alan celebrates 25 years at village salons
Published 29 August 2008
HAIRDRESSER Alan Banks is celebrating 25 years of being snappy with the scissors in Wetheral.
Ex-Laing chief has left £4.5m
Published 29 August 2008
SIR MAURICE Laing, the Carlisle-born former head of construction giant Laing Group, has left estate valued at £4,569,134.
Pirelli workers asked to take unpaid leave
Published 29 August 2008
ALL 1,000 workers at the closure-hit Pirelli tyre factory in Carlisle have been asked to take unpaid leave because bosses believe it is in the plant’s best long-term interests.
