Stacey Perruzza has been appointed community banker in south Cumbria by NatWest in response to branch closures and changing banking methods.

She will hold meetings in Grange, Ambleside, Millom and Ulverston. For full details click here .

The Cottage in the Wood Hotel has appointed Monika Zurawska as its new restaurant manager.

She has joined the business - in Braithaite, near Keswick - from the Holbeck Ghyll County House Hotel , Windermere. After studying hospitality management in Poland, she worked in several hotels across the UK, including a spell as restaurant manager at The Rampsbeck Country House Hotel in Ullswater.

Two new tax experts have joined the ranks of a leading Carlisle accountancy firm David Allen .

Sue Winter has joined from Armstrong Watson and Lesley Ker has moved to Cumbria from Glasgow. They will both work as chartered tax advisers (CTAs).

Barrow AFC have appointed chief scout Paul Ogden as the club’s new head of football operations.

He has taken over responsibilities for squad planning, player acquisition and development from manager Paul Cox.