Business
You’re shear magic
Published 9 January 2009
THE all-woman co-operative behind Cockermouth’s Woolfest event is up for a prestigious regional business award.
Sales joy for supermarket
Published 8 January 2009
FOLLOWING results from retail bellwethers Next and Marks & Spencer earlier in the week, food retailer Sainsbury issued its third-quarter trading statement for the thirteen weeks to 3 January 2009.
Record takings at tesco
Published 8 January 2009
TESCO recorded bumper Christmas takings at its stores in Carlisle, Workington and Whitehaven as Cumbrian shoppers threw off credit crunch worries.
11.3% drop in sales of new cars
Published 8 January 2009
THE number of new cars sold in the UK in 2008 fell by 11.3 per cent from 2007 to 2,131,795, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Perfect nuclear union
Published 8 January 2009
WEST Cumbria’s economy received a welcome boost yesterday when a French firm bought a Workington nuclear company and pledged to create more jobs there.
Solid start for Carr’s
Published 7 January 2009
CUMBRIAN agricultural firm Carr’s Milling Industries has reported a strong start to its financial year.
BUDGET CHAIN WEATHERS STORM
Published 7 January 2009
DUNELM, the budget homeware chain with a store in Carlisle, said it is in “very robust” shape to ride out the current retail storm.
Agency staff demand in sharp decline
Published 7 January 2009
THE number of workers placed in jobs by recruitment agencies has fallen sharply in response to the worsening economic downturn, according to a new report today.
Workington Adams store escapes closure
Published 6 January 2009
WORKINGTON’S Adams childrenswear store has escaped a closure programme which has seen 111 of the firm’s UK branches axed.
Staff buy time at troubled kids’ shop
Published 6 January 2009
WORKINGTON’S Adams childrenswear store has escaped a closure programme which has seen 111 of the firm’s UK branches axed.
Next sales down 7%
Published 6 January 2009
NEXT became the first of the UK listed retailer to announce Christmas trading figures this morning.
Calls for interest rate cut
Published 6 January 2009
NORTH west business leaders have called for a one per cent cut in interest rates to jump-start Britain’s flatlining economy.
RENT INCENTIVES ARE PAYING OFF
Published 6 January 2009
A CUMBRIAN housing association said only 0.89 per cent of its tenants are in arrears with rent despite the credit crunch.
Shattering news for Waterford
Published 6 January 2009
ICONIC china and ceramics firm Waterford Wedgwood has gone into administration.
House prices are down to 2004 levels
Published 5 January 2009
THE average price of a home has fallen to levels not seen since August 2004, according to the Halifax.
DRAGON’S DEN WAIT FOR JONATHAN
Published 5 January 2009
A WEST Cumbrian businessman will find out soon if one of his company’s inventions will appear on TV.
Pirelli energy saver
Published 5 January 2009
BOSSES at Carlisle’s Pirelli tyre plant have chopped £60,000 off the factory’s energy bills after an investigation into heat loss at the site.
Lake District is best value for money holiday
Published 3 January 2009
The Lake District has been named as the best place to visit in the UK for a value for money holiday experience.
Popular Lake District website
Published 3 January 2009
Tourists spent £2.3m booking accommodation online through the Cumbria Tourism website last year – a huge rise over 2007.
Fifteen national shop firms may collapse by mid-January - warning
Published 31 December 2008
Up to 15 national retail chains could go bust by mid-January, an insolvency expert has warned.
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