A Barrow youth footballer is combining her on-field training with training to become an engineer as she kicks off her career with an apprenticeship. Aimee Everett, capped by England at under-17 level, has started work at Spirit Energy’s Barrow Gas
Award-winning Lake District cottage company Heart of the Lakes has presented £13,886 to the Lake District Foundation. The money was collected between April 1 2018 to March 31 2019 through Heart of the Lakes ‘Our Man at the Top’ donation scheme,
Maryport's SIS Pitches has unveiled a £1.8 million expansion, which will create 15 jobs by 2022. The turf production facility, on the Glasson Industrial Estate, means the firm can increase its production and safeguard its existing staff of more
The hunt is on to find a new tenant for Kendal’s KFC restaurant – with another restaurant or coffee shop most likely to occupy one of the town’s oldest buildings. Chartered surveyors Edwin Thompson has been instructed to find a new business to
An agricultural machinery business which has been trading for more than 35 years is set for its best year ever, after securing the franchise to sell one of Europe’s leading tractor brands. Penrith-based DW Toppin Ltd became an official dealer of
A Lake District hill farm has launched a new venture – weekend meditation retreats with Clydesdale horses. Whasdyke Farm, near Windermere, is hoping to tap into the growing trend for animal-assisted therapy. The farm’s Debbie Henderson said
A GOVERNMENT minister who served as a provincial governor in post-war Iraq has said he believes he would make a good prime minister because of his specialist knowledge of how to rebuild a country. Prisons minister Rory Stewart - MP for Penrith and
The competition watchdog has blocked Sainsbury's £12 billion merger with Asda on the grounds that it would result in higher prices for consumers and damage competition. In its final report into the deal, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA
A MAJOR ‘park and ride’ facility for Sellafield workers next to the village of Cleator has been given the green light by Copeland councillors despite concerns. The 600-space car park is intended to slash commuter traffic on the A595, cut the number
