Gill Haigh has been managing director of Cumbria Tourism during some interesting times. Taking on the role in September 2017 - shortly after the Lake District became a World Heritage Site - her tenure has spanned the twin challenges of Brexit and
A “summer of venue closures” will see pubs and restaurants shuttered after hospitality staff were left off the list of critical workers exempt from self-isolation, industry chiefs have warned, as coronavirus cases continued to rise. Hotels, clubs
TRAINS in Cumbria will be upgraded as part of the UK’s biggest ever train fleet upgrade this week. The £117 million project investment to refurbish and transform the UK’s hardest working fleet. The trains have clocked up more than 270 million
Mother who took the plunge to start online business to help people shares important message. 24 year-old, Olivia Till originally from Liverpool but moved to Ulverston when she was 8 said whilst on maternity leave with her now 18 month boy she wanted
Shops, restaurants and entertainment venues in Barrow saw a boost in visitors following the reopening of indoor hospitality in May – but footfall remained below levels before the Covid pandemic, new figures reveal. The data comes from Google which
BARRA Culture now has a full cohort of local staff who are putting together an exciting activity plan for the next four years. The current plans, funded by Arts Council England, will run from now until 2025 and hope to extend far beyond this date
A DIGITAL dairy project aiming to create 600 new jobs in South-West Scotland and Cumbria has been awarded more than £21 million of funding. Led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), it is expected the Digital Dairy Value-Chain could generate an additional
CUMBRIA Trading Standards have warned residents in the county to watch out for scam emails circulating. The fake Amazon emails offer people "exclusive rewards"-claiming they will be rewarded through completion of a survey within an hour of receipt
