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Doggy gift boxes help American pet brand take off in the UK

Cumbria Chamber networking event Business

Cumbria Chamber kicks off 2023 with a bang hosting a ‘Business Bites’ networking event in Penrith

Simon Stephens Exec Director Business, Leisure

Theatre by the Lake announces new Executive Director

MS Swan Business, Recruitment, Tourism

The lure of the Lake District – work in one of Britain’s most beautiful places

Andrew and Joanne Hunter present a cheque to Jane Robinson Business, Charity events

Grasmere Gingerbread® hands over cheque to support Cumbrians in Need

The latest stories

  1. Doggy gift boxes help American pet brand take off in the UK
  2. Cumbria Chamber kicks off 2023 with a bang hosting a ‘Business Bites’ networking event in Penrith
  3. Theatre by the Lake announces new Executive Director
  4. The lure of the Lake District – work in one of Britain’s most beautiful places
  5. Grasmere Gingerbread® hands over cheque to support Cumbrians in Need

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Employee in a Jam After Racially Offensive Tweets

In this week’s alert we review a case involving an employee who retweeted racially offensive messages for popularity online says Tom Scaife of Baines Wilson LLP. The case serves as […]

  • Burnetts to deliver Cumbria CIPD Grievance Masterclass in February
  • Are you up to date in employment law?
  • Response to employee’s request for suitable work chair didn’t sit well with the tribunal
  • Is dismissal of an employee who stays away from work due to Covid automatically unfair?
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Hospitality

The Glenridding Hotel

Renovations commence at Patterdale’s The Glenridding Hotel

Work is set to begin on the significant renovation of The Glenridding Hotel near Ullswater this month, after the project to update The Inn Collection Group’s (ICG) Patterdale property was […]

Sedbergh pub gains AA Rosette award for culinary excellence

The Dalesman Country Inn has been awarded its first AA Rosette which celebrates excellence in cooking, as well as four stars for its accommodation. Situated in the heart of quaint […]

National Tree Week planting initiative - Mark Needham (left) & Tim Berry from English Lakes Hotels

Lake District hotel group donates trees to guests

A Windemere hotel is marking National Tree Week by donating a free sapling to guests staying with them during the UK’s largest annual tree celebration. English Lakes Hotels Resorts & […]

Property

Rachel Bagshaw - Head of Land Agency for South Lakes - H&H Land & Estates

South Lakes market going strong says H&H Land & Estates Associate Director

H&H Land & Estates Associate Director and Head of Land Agency South Lakes, Rachel Bagshaw, rounds up a strong 2022 and looks forward to more of the same in 2023. […]

Property guru Phil Spencer helping Cumbrian business grow

A Cumbrian businesswoman has revealed that Location, Location, Location’s Phil Spencer has been helping grow her Lake District property finder business.  Gemma Dawe, from Windermere, started her own business Lake […]

Paula Elliot, Residential Lettings Manager, for H&H Land & Estates

Legislation for landlords with H&H Land & Estates

Legislation from the Government for landlords can be a minefield, particularly when attempting to keep up to date with new rules and laws regarding their properties they have for rent. […]

Agriculture

Higginsons announce butchery apprenticeship winner

Award-winning independent Butchers, Higginsons of Grange have welcomed a new apprentice to the team after running a competition for school leavers in South Cumbria earlier this year. 16-year-old Sam Jessett, […]

Exciting new chef talent in Sedbergh

A rising star on the culinary map, The Dalesman Country Inn has welcomed a new four-strong team of chefs through its doors. The award-winning, family run 16th century coaching inn […]

Rural risk expert issues farm fatality warning

Risk expert warns farmers in the North West against safety complacency 

A risk management specialist is urging the region’s farmers not to relax safety standards after official figures revealed a drop in the number of fatalities in the British agricultural industry […]

Construction

Restored Pendragon Barn

Restoring traditional farm buildings in the Westmorland Dales

Traditional farm buildings are a distinctive feature of the Westmorland Dales landscape but they are also one of the most vulnerable types of historic building in the area. With dramatic changes […]

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Site clearance paves way for future enterprise hub development

Work has been carried out to clear a site where a state-of-the-art enterprise hub is set to kick start a development which will help to bring 700 jobs to the […]

Jason Butterworth

Story Contracting appoint Jason Butterworth as new Vice Chair

Story Contracting has gone from strength to strength over the last few years growing from a £70 million in 2016 to a £200 million business under the six-year leadership of […]

Care Sector

South Lakes care provider shortlisted for national awards

Leading South Lakes and Furness home care provider, Heydays Care and Support Services have been shortlisted as a finalist in the national Home Care Awards 2023. The Home Care Awards […]

Support for unpaid Carers across Cumbria over festival holiday

As many services close for the Christmas holidays, support remains available 24/7 for unpaid Carers across Cumbria. With Christmas Day on Sunday, the bank holiday weekend will see many services […]

Plans for more staff and new services as Cumbria Deaf Association appoints new CEO

The new CEO of an organisation that provides vital support for the deaf community is planning to take on more staff and expand its services.  Caroline Howsley, who has been […]

Transport

A Stagecoach bus driving through a town with grass and flowers in the foreground

10 ways to go green in 2023

More and more of us are thinking of ways we can be more sustainable. Climate change is big news and from recycling to walking or biking to work, there are […]

A woman with brown hair stands at the front of a Stagecoach bus. She is paying for her bus ticket.

Explore Cumbria for just £2 per journey as Stagecoach join new government initiative

People can get out and about in Cumbria for just £2, thanks to a new maximum fare being introduced by Stagecoach. The company is taking part in a national government […]

New report from Stagecoach details year of sustainability progress on journey to net zero

Stagecoach has taken some major steps to decarbonising its business and achieving its goal of becoming a net zero business by 2050: The country’s biggest bus and coach operator has […]

Theatre & Arts

Daria Kulesh - Long Lost Home

Award-winning folk musician performs at Skirwith Village Hall

A rising star on the UK folk scene is performing her highly acclaimed album inspired by her grandmother’s exodus from her Ingush homeland at Skirwith Village Hall Mixing history and […]

Theatre by the lake Main House

Theatre for all – Theatre by the Lake announces accessible performances for spring-summer 2023

Theatre by the Lake has announced its programme of accessible performances for spring-summer 2023, with audio description, BSL and captioning for people with visual and hearing impairment, plus guaranteed socially […]

THE BORROWERS by Mary Norton, adapted for the stage by Theresa Heskins, presented with the permission of the deFaria Company ; Directed by Zoë Waterman ;

Theatre review – The Borrowers, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

The tiny people who live in the walls and under the floorboards make a return visit to Theatre by the Lake as The Borrowers provides family entertainment this Christmas and […]

Finance

Lesley Robinson

150 business grants for Cumbria available now

Cumbria Business Growth Hub has 150 business grants to give away by the end of June thanks to funds remaining thorough the European Regional Development Fund. Grants are now available […]

  • Period of hyper-vigilance required by business owners warns leading accountant
  • Insurance broker issues advice for people making flood claims
  • Becky Bowness promoted to Head of Tax
  • Cumberland appoints Elizabeth to lead branch network

Tourism

MS Swan

The lure of the Lake District – work in one of Britain’s most beautiful places

If you’ve ever dreamed of spending more time in the Lake District – now is your chance! A hundred jobs are up for grabs in one of Britiain’s loveliest locations. […]

  • New Year resolution to attract more Americans to historic Muncaster Castle
  • Cumbria Tourism supports local food bank
  • Cruise along to Windermere’s Christmas celebration!
  • Cumbria Tourism President scoops ‘Lifetime Achievement’ Award

Retail

Lovingly Artisan baker Aidan Monks

Meet the bakers behind the bread for an in store tasting at Booths Kendal 

Award-winning family food retailer Booths Kendal will host artisan bakers and Real Bread Campaign Ambassadors Aidan Monks and Catherine Connor, as they share a little bread love in store on […]

Paragon Veterinary Group launches blister-pack recycling scheme with Dalston Pharmacy

Paragon Veterinary Group has partnered with Dalston Pharmacy to launch a new recycling scheme. Locals can now drop off their empty tablet blister-packs at collection bins in the veterinary surgeries […]

Dawn & Matthew Titheringto with Sannib artwork at Windermere Fine Art Gallery

Family run art gallery putting Windermere on the modern art map

A new selection of internationally acclaimed artists, who can typically be only seen in galleries in London and Manchester, are now stocked at Windermere Fine Art Gallery. Fabian Perez, Danielle […]

Places & Experience Reviews in Cumbria

Portrait of William Wharton

Artist-in-residence Dawn Horton – Discovering William’s story… 

Usually, my daily walk takes me out of the village of Dufton, up onto the fells of the North Pennines. One day this week, I started instead from Hilton, and […]

Brilliant Barrow

Community Hub hosts town centre Christmas Extravaganza

An array of exciting activities and events are set to take place at The Forum as part of a community Christmas extravaganza ahead of this year’s Barrow Christmas lights switch […]

Family entertainment day for Penrith’s Christmas light-up

Penrith’s Town centre will come alive with music and laughter and lights on Saturday, 19 November. Plans are brewing which include a collection of street performers, live music, singers, dancers, […]

Food

Hawkshead Relish appoint new Managing Director

Almost 25 years after founding the business, husband and wife Mark and Maria Whitehead MBE have decided to entrust the running of their award-winning preserves company to a new generation. […]

Heft

Heft listed in dining guide SquareMeal’s Top 100 UK restaurants for the first time

Nicola and Kevin Tickle co-owners of Heft, High Newton, in Cumbria, have been listed in dining guide SquareMeal’s top 100 UK restaurants, for the first time, at number 22. SquareMeal’s […]

Lovingly Artisan baker Aidan Monks

Meet the bakers behind the bread for an in store tasting at Booths Kendal 

Award-winning family food retailer Booths Kendal will host artisan bakers and Real Bread Campaign Ambassadors Aidan Monks and Catherine Connor, as they share a little bread love in store on […]

Health

Vanessa Brown from VL Aesthetics.

VL Aesthetics to sponsor Premier Cumbria Wedding Show

Vanessa Brown launches Regifting Beauty

Beauty clinic launches charity campaign to help survivors of domestic violence

Vanessa Brown with there new defibrillator at VL Aesthetics, Kingmoor Road, Carlisle JENNY WOOLGAR PHOTOGRAPHY

Carlisle clinic installs life-saving defibrillator

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Tim Hortons Penrith - freshly made food to order

Tim Hortons opens first restaurant in Cumbria

THE BORROWERS by Mary Norton, adapted for the stage by Theresa Heskins, presented with the permission of the deFaria Company ; Directed by Zoë Waterman ;

Theatre review – The Borrowers, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

Portrait of William Wharton

Artist-in-residence Dawn Horton – Discovering William’s story… 

Artist-in-residence Dawn Horton – a walk in the woods.

Beauty Queen of Leenane

The Beauty Queen of Leenane – Theatre by the Lake

Pikelet Gallery now on AirBnB

Artist-in-Residence Dawn Hurton – Out with the old, in with the new…

Brief Encounter - Anne-Marie Piazza and Pete Ashmore as Laura and Alec

Brief Encounter at Theatre by the Lake

WH Auden

Artist-in-Residence, Dawn Hurton – WH Auden in the North Pennines

Gavin Coates of Nighthawk Software

Cumbrian software company here to simplify your business

Beneath The Beacon

Artist-in-Residence, Dawn Hurton – The White Wizard of Orton..

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