The myth of Cumbria's broadband not spots

In our latest guest blog Andrew Walwyn, Managing Director of ToowayDirect, argues that Cumbrians are being hoodwinked about the extent of broadband problems in the county

News that Cable and Wireless are pulling out of the community wireless broadband projects in Duddon Valley and Branthwaite is obviously deeply frustrating for... [more] (1 comment)

Positive vision for Barrow

The Boosting Barrow and Furness Group was formed to support and be positive about the opportunities that exist throughout Furness.

It is increasingly important that we work to support each other particularly with local government having a limited leadership role with the spending cuts and Furness Enterprise finishing in August.... [more]

Invest in your marketing with social media and video

John McKeown of Lakes Creative gives some marketing tips for Cumbrian firms

With the downturn in the economy, it seems that businesses are caught in a Catch 22 situation.

Marketing is necessary though when turnover is down, spending money on marketing seems almost frivolous to some, so imagine how that seems when it comes... [more]

Hoopers, Carlisle and the Curse of a City?

News that Hoopers is to close in Carlisle later this year should send a shiver down the spine of anyone who ever visited the city, or at the very least those with an interest in promoting the place.

Hoopers, if you didn’t know, was the upmarket city centre department store off English Street, selling everything from Armani to... [more] (2 comments)