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Fibrus Reaches Milestone as Customer Growth and Revenues Soar

Transport

Father and son together on the buses

Transport

Stagecoach launches bus service to Little Langdale

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Academy by Simon Rogan open day announced for 2025-26 intake

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Lakes restaurant features in UK top 100 restaurant list 

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  1. Fibrus Reaches Milestone as Customer Growth and Revenues Soar
  2. Father and son together on the buses
  3. Stagecoach launches bus service to Little Langdale
  4. Academy by Simon Rogan open day announced for 2025-26 intake
  5. Lakes restaurant features in UK top 100 restaurant list 

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Cartmell Shepherd's Dispute Resolution team is hosting a webinar for landlords on the impact of upcoming legislation

Free online event for landlords on major legal changes ahead

Landlords can get advice on new legislation coming into force later this year at a free online event. The Renters’ Rights Bill is set to usher in a raft of […]

  • Legal firm expands private client team with new appointments
  • Businesses urged to prepare throughout 2025 for changes to employees’ rights
  • Renter’s Rights Bill – key impolications for Cumbrian landlords
  • Landlords get practical advice at commercial property seminar
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Hospitality

Simon Rogan Academy student - Brandon Jones from Cumbria - front of house - at Rogan & Co - photo credit Cristian Barnett Photography

Academy by Simon Rogan open day announced for 2025-26 intake

The Academy by Simon, established four years ago in the summer of 2021, is preparing to host its annual open day as the team begins the process of recruiting its fifth […]

Historic four-star hotel in quaint Lake District town for sale

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has been instructed to market Brantwood Country Hotel on behalf of the current owners who wish to retire. Dating back to the 18th […]

Ceramics and abstract paintings feature in new Lake District art exhibition

A joint display of paintings, prints and ceramics are the focus of the latest art exhibition at a Lake District spa resort on Windermere. English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues […]

Property

Historic four-star hotel in quaint Lake District town for sale

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has been instructed to market Brantwood Country Hotel on behalf of the current owners who wish to retire. Dating back to the 18th […]

Shap Wells Hotel sold to growing UK hotel group

Shap Wells Hotel, Shap, near Penrith has been sold off a guide price of £2,495,000 to a buyer based in Yorkshire, in a deal arranged by Colliers’ specialist Hotels team. […]

Noted auctioneer takes up his gavel for H&H Land & Estates

H&H Land & Estates, one of Cumbria’s leading rural property experts, has announced that renowned Harrison & Hetherington auctioneer David Holliday will conduct its specialist farm, land, and property sales […]

Agriculture

Strong Results at Spring Land Auction for H&H Land & EstatesLand at Mountain View Farm sells for 50% above guide price

The South  Lakes office of H&H Land & Estates have successfully sold 28.87 acres of land at Mountain View Farm, Kirkby-in-Furness, Cumbria, achieving a total of £184,000, well above the overall guide price of £120,000. […]

“A Step in the Right Direction – But Still Falling Short” – is the Message from H&H Land & Estates as HLS Payment Increases Leave Farmers Frustrated

Farmers and land managers currently in Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements will see increased payment rates from December 2025, following a long-awaited announcement from DEFRA aimed at aligning HLS with […]

Noted auctioneer takes up his gavel for H&H Land & Estates

H&H Land & Estates, one of Cumbria’s leading rural property experts, has announced that renowned Harrison & Hetherington auctioneer David Holliday will conduct its specialist farm, land, and property sales […]

Construction

Business community unites to improve safety at rugby club

Safety measures have been enhanced at Kendal Rugby Club following the tragic death of young footballer, Poppy Atkinson. The 10-year-old suffered fatal injuries when she was hit by a car […]

A TALE OF VICTORY FOR STORY DECORATING GROUP

Carlisle based Story Decorating Group rose to victory on Saturday, 5th April when they were crowned Supreme Winners at the prestigious Johnstone’s Painter of the Year Awards in Bristol. The […]

Carlisle natural building supplier appoints sales manager

Ecological Building Systems, a Cumbrian supplier of natural building products for sustainable construction, has appointed Martyn Hornsby as Sales Manager. Based in the Carlisle headquarters, Martyn oversees the sales office team, ensuring […]

Care Sector

Fundraising for wheelchairs in remote communities around the world in Keswick 

A global wheelchair and mobility equipment manufacturer and its Cumbrian-based partners held a fundraising walk in Keswick this week for the firm’s Move For Mobility campaign.  World-leading wheelchair manufacturer Invacare […]

Eden Valley was my lifeline when we couldn’t cope at home, says Tony Hopper’s widow Sue

When former Carlisle United player Tony Hopper developed motor neurone disease, there was huge public support for his battle against the disease. But what people probably don’t know is the […]

Cumbrian residents rate New Care & Lovett Care in top 20

New Care and Lovett Care have both been included in the Top 20 UK Care Home Groups report, as voted for by residents and their families at Eden Manor in […]

Transport

Father and son together on the buses

Like father – like son, the proverb goes. That’s as true at Stagecoach, the UK’s leading bus operator, as it is in any other walk of life. To mark Father’s […]

Stagecoach launches bus service to Little Langdale

Stagecoach, the UK’s leading bus operator, is launching a new service to Little Langdale, one of the Lake District’s most beautiful and unspoilt valleys. The 517 route from Ambleside runs […]

Bus is just the ticket for half-term family day trips  

Fancy a day out with the children with the added excitement of taking them by bus? If you don’t have a car, or can’t face using it this half-term, Stagecoach […]

Theatre & Arts

King Arthur, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

The best of British comedy and tales brings joy to Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake as Le Navel Bete rides into town with their hilarious performance of King Arthur, writes […]

Romeo and Juliet at Theatre by the Lake

A play within a play is always an interesting concept and Shakespeare North Playhouse and Graeae Theatre Company have created a completely new take with this approach to Romeo and […]

Steel by Lee Mattinson – Theatre by the Lake & Cumbrian tour

As hard and as strong as the metal itself, Steel the new play premiered at Theatre by the Lake plays with the emotions and takes you on a journey through […]

Finance

Cumberland reports modest profit as it celebrates 175th anniversary and makes significant investment to enhance customer experience

The Cumberland Building Society has reported healthy financial results as it celebrates its 175th anniversary and continues to grow its savings and mortgages balance sheet, ending the year at a […]

  • “A Step in the Right Direction – But Still Falling Short” – is the Message from H&H Land & Estates as HLS Payment Increases Leave Farmers Frustrated
  • Armstrong Watson listed in The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work
  • Top Cumbrian accountants respond to fresh dip in business confidence as tax burden bites
  • The building society manager who loves giving back

Tourism

Grasmere Sports Parachutes Paragliding Into August Programme

Grasmere Lakeland Sports and Show – an event older than the modern Olympics – is taking a leaf out of the book of Olympics organisers and breathing fresh life into its programme, with the introduction of a brand-new event for 2025.

  • Levens Hall and Gardens Rolls Out the ‘Green Carpet’ for Wellness Seekers
  • Willowbeck Lodge Celebrates Shortlisting at 2025 Cumbria Tourism Awards
  • Bus is just the ticket for half-term family day trips  
  • Could World Topiary Day Celebrations Finally Unlock the Beaumont Riddle?

Retail

Port of Barrow - image supplied by Westmorland & Furness Council

Decision to be made on future of Barrow town centre scheme

Councillors will be asked to consider whether to back a bolder and more ambitious transformation of Barrow town centre next week. Extra funding made available through Team Barrow means significantly […]

Cumbrian botanical fragrance company celebrates first Lake District stockist

A range of products by Cumbrian botanical fragrance business Cedar & Oak is now on sale at The Barn artisan gift shop and craft space in Hawkshead – its first retail stockist in the […]

Faye’s Haberdashery Opens New Store in Kendal’s New Shamble

After 14 successful years trading as Faye’s Sewing Box from an indoor market stall, local retailer Faye Walker has taken an exciting step forward and opened a new store in […]

Places & Experience Reviews in Cumbria

Bus is just the ticket for half-term family day trips  

Fancy a day out with the children with the added excitement of taking them by bus? If you don’t have a car, or can’t face using it this half-term, Stagecoach […]

Stagecoach to launch new summer timetable

Getting around the Lake District without a car is easier than ever this year, thanks to Stagecoach. The bus operator launches its summer timetable on March 31, which sees improved […]

Culture Bazaar launches first Crowdfunder appeal

Multicultural Cumbria’s Culture Bazaar returns this spring with a message of unity – and they need your help.  A City United is the theme of the award-winning annual celebration taking place […]

Food

Lakes restaurant features in UK top 100 restaurant list 

The team from Heft, Newton in Cartmel, in the Lake District, discovered on Monday night (9 June) that they have been included in this year’s UK National Restaurant Awards, at […]

Great Cumbrian Chefs’ Dinner Line Up Revealed

Four of the top chefs from the North of England are coming together this autumn for the inaugural Great Cumbrian Chefs’ Dinner. This exciting event will take place at Lowick […]

Simon Rogan’s Our Farm launches a third collaborative beer with Fell Brewery

The team from Simon Rogan’s Our Farm has teamed up with the Cumbrian-based Fell Brewery to create the third beer in a series of four artisan craft beers, made with […]

Health

Hydro Days are Here Again for Historic Windermere Hotel

Low Wood Bay team celebrates Five Bubble Luxury (L to R) Gary Tennant, Annabel Berry, Ben Berry, Ruby Parker, Mark Needham and Michael Eccles

Lake District spa first in Cumbria and North West to win ‘Five Bubble Luxury’ status

Founded by Principal Dentist Neil Cooper, pictured with Bex Cooper Director and Practice Manager

Kendal practice leading the way in green dentistry

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Spring into the season on ice in West Cumbria at Solway Park

King Arthur, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

Romeo and Juliet at Theatre by the Lake

Steel by Lee Mattinson – Theatre by the Lake & Cumbrian tour

Afternoon tea that catupres the wonder of Swallows & Amazons

Breakaway at Solway Holiday Park

Julie Carter at Theatre by the Lake, Dreamtime Fellrunner - photos Stephen Wilson

The Dreamtime Fellrunner – Theatre by the Lake and touring Cumbria

The Hound of the Baskervilles photo credit Hugo Glendinning

The Hound of the Baskervilles – Theatre by the Lake

Grasmere Lakeside views

Discover the Lakes at The Daffodil Hotel & Spa

Cast of Brassed Off at Theatre by the Lake

Theatre review- Brassed Off at Theatre by the Lake

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