Business

Marketing boost to turn Aspatria cheese into top national brand

Cheese made in Aspatria from Cumbrian milk will be propelled to the top of supermarket shelves in a £1 million marketing campaign to make it a top national brand.

Last updated 3 September 2010
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Cumbrian firms reminded to submit PAYE forms

Employers in Cumbria are being reminded to submit their in-year PAYE forms to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) when an employee leaves or joins their company.

Last updated 3 September 2010
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Revamp underway at Carlisle's Asda store

Carlisle's Asda store is undergoing a makeover.

Last updated 2 September 2010
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Jobs secure at Sellafield engineering firm

Thirty jobs are safe at Sellafield-based Hold Engineering Limited after it was bought by NIS Holdings, a company from Chorley in Lancashire.

Last updated 2 September 2010
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Cumbrian gas apprentices scoop awards

Success is in the pipeline for two Cumbrian gas apprentices who have scooped awards for their work on the region’s gas network.

Last updated 1 September 2010
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Four attractions battling for Cumbria's best day out title

Four of Cumbria’s most popular tourist attractions will do battle to be named the county’s best day out.

Last updated 31 August 2010
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Cumbria's tourism industry holding off recession

Cumbria's tourism chief believes the county’s visitor industry is standing firm in the face of the global financial crisis.

Last updated 28 August 2010
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Carlisle's Story Group raising funds for Eden Valley Hospice

Cumbrian construction company the Story Group has chosen Carlisle’s Eden Valley Hospice as its chosen charity for the next year.

Last updated 28 August 2010
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'Gold' award for Silloth nursing home

A Silloth nursing home is celebrating ‘gold’ in care standards.

Last updated 27 August 2010
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New chairman for Cumbrian housing association

A Cumbrian housing association has appointed a resident as its new board chairman.

Last updated 27 August 2010
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Multi-national firm role for ex-Cumbrian policeman

A former forensics officer with Cumbria police has been appointed business development manager for a multi-national geo-positioning company.

Last updated 27 August 2010
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Profits boost for AMEC

AMEC, the British element of the company that runs Sellafield, has reported a 28 per cent rise in half-yearly pre-tax profits.

Last updated 27 August 2010
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Asda superstore sparks petrol price war with 1p a litre cut

Supermarket Asda has sparked a price war after cutting a penny a litre off the price of fuel. (16 comments)

Last updated 26 August 2010
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Mothballed Sellafield project to be restarted

A multi-million pound Sellafield contract will see the revival of a key decommissioning project mothballed in the 1990s.

Last updated 25 August 2010
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Cumbrian factory to shed 100 jobs next month

A major Cumbrian employer will axe 100 jobs next month.

Last updated 25 August 2010
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Stobart Group set to deliver bigger profits

Cumbrian transport giant the Stobart Group is on track to increase profits “significantly”.

Last updated 23 August 2010
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Cumbria housing market shows signs of recovery

CUMBRIA’S housing market is edging out of the doldrums, official figures suggest.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Merger paves way for plans for £1m training investment

A CUMBRIAN training firm has unveiled plans to pump £1m into its Carlisle headquarters and create dozens of new jobs after a merger with a rival.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Loan funds boss gives advice to Government

THE boss of a Cumbrian loans fund which has pumped nearly £3m into county companies is advising the Government on how to help small businesses tap into finance.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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