Associate Editor

This month we are celebrating the amazing achievements of some of our most high-profile and influential women in the county.

Kendal scrap metal business, Allen and Myers, is looking to increase capacity after winning a national recycling award

Business coach Ray McCreadie discusses his work with Cumbria Chamber of Commerce to give young workers the right skills for the job

United Utilities has been unveiled as the head sponsor of the in-Cumbria Business Awards 2021.

For Sam Plum all of the functions of local government boil down to one thing; making people’s lives better.

After a decade running her own business, Rachel Wardley relocated to Kendal in 2019, bringing her Tallulah Rose Flower School to a new, northern audience. It was a quick turnaround, she did her last class in Bath in the October and her first at her new premises on the Levens Hall estate, known for its world famous topiary gardens, the following month. “When I announced I was moving, our courses in Bath sold out. I was happy it was an established business but it was still a risk to up sticks and move it,” she says. “I was longing for outdoor space and to be closer to nature. Cumbria and Levens Hall…that was something it gave me. I personally felt I was giving the school more.”

Andy Beeforth, chief executive of Cumbria Community Foundation, explores how we can help young Cumbrians make the most of their future.

Meet Steve Timms, the new managing director of BAE Systems Submarines in Barrow as the shipyard marks its 150th year.

For lots of us going to the gym is a vital way of dealing with stress.

Youth charity Brathay Trust is the latest organisation to join the ranks of Cumbria’s Cornerstone Employers.